Stargazers in Metro Vancouver have plenty to look forward to this month, as not one, not two, but three meteor showers will be active throughout July.<\/p>\n
One of them is even known for producing dazzling fireballs \u2014 exceptionally bright meteors that shine much more intensely than your average shooting star.<\/p>\n
RELATED:\u00a011 Places To Catch A Romantic Sunset In Metro Vancouver This Summer<\/a><\/p>\n Meteor Shower Metro Vancouver this July The Alpha Capricornids are active from July 3 to August 15 and, while they aren\u2019t the busiest meteor shower of the season, they make up for it with spectacularly bright meteors.<\/p>\n While it typically produces only a handful of meteors per hour outside of its peak, many of them appear as brilliant fireballs. The meteors are typically brighter than magnitude -4, roughly matching the brightness of Venus in the night sky.<\/p>\n According to the American Meteor Society (AMS), the shower will peak around July 31st.<\/p>\n Southern Delta Aquariids<\/p>\n Second up is the Southern Delta Aquariids, which run from July 12 through August 23 and generally produce more meteors than the Alpha Capricornids.<\/p>\n Although these meteors aren\u2019t known for bright fireballs or long-lasting trails, the shower can still offer a steady stream of shooting stars for patient skywatchers.<\/p>\n Even better, both the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids reach their peak on the nights of July 30 and 31, creating what\u2019s often called a \u201ctwin meteor shower.\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately, this year\u2019s viewing conditions won\u2019t be ideal. A full moon just two days before the peak is expected to wash out many of the fainter meteors.<\/p>\n The Perseids<\/p>\n The last meteor shower, Perseids, arrives later in July. This meteor shower is a fan favourite among stargazers.<\/p>\n The Perseids become active on July 17 and continue through August 23, with their highly anticipated peak arriving on August 12. Known as one of the year\u2019s most impressive meteor showers, the Perseids can produce 50 to 75 meteors per hour during peak activity under dark skies.<\/p>\n They\u2019re also famous for producing bright fireballs, making them one of the most visually stunning celestial events of the year.<\/p>\n Where To Spot The Shower<\/p>\n Meteors are best viewed in the early morning hours, usually around 3:00am. Unfortunately, the near-full moon on the peak nights will make it harder to spot the meteors, but there are some ways that you can get a more optimal view.<\/p>\n It\u2019s best to get away from any light pollution that might interfere with the sights. The brightness of city lights causes a decrease\u00a0in\u00a0contrast\u00a0between the night\u00a0sky\u00a0and\u00a0the streaking meteors, so that\u2019s why you might have trouble\u00a0spotting any cool celestial happenings.<\/p>\n So, where should you go if you want to get the best viewing experience? Anywhere\u00a0outside\u00a0of the\u00a0city\u00a0at a\u00a0late\u00a0time.<\/p>\n You need to be\u00a0far\u00a0enough from any\u00a0major\u00a0light\u00a0pollution\u00a0in order to get the best look at the meteors. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) has some of their\u00a0Vancouver Centre members\u2019 places they head to<\/a>\u00a0when they want to look at the sky listed on their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stargazers in Metro Vancouver have plenty to look forward to this month, as not one, not two, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":780119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,48,66],"class_list":["post-780118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAlpha Capricornids<\/p>\n