You can watch as two major meteor showers light up the night sky. Here's where to look.

You can soon witness two major meteor showers in the night sky, one of the few chances to catch two strong showers at the same time.

The first shower is the Southern Delta Aquariids, which is set to peak this Monday and Tuesday, according to the American Meteor Society . The second is the Perseid meteor shower, which began July 14 and will continue to Sept. 1. It's expected to peak Aug. 11, 12 and 13, according to EarthSky.org .

Both meteor showers are relatively close to each other in the sky. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteors will appear near the constellation Aquarius in the southern sky, and the Perseids will radiate near the constellation Perseus in the Northern Hemisphere.

A third meteor shower, the Alpha Capricornids, is active until Aug. 15. But it's considered a minor meteor shower and will rarely produce more than five meteors an hour.

Here's where skywatchers can catch a glimpse of the dazzling display:

Where to look for the Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower

The Southern Delta Aquariids shower can be seen looking to the south in the Northern Hemisphere. Its predicted peak will be on the nights of July 29-30. The shower began July 18 and will run through early Aug. 21. It's known to coincide with the start of the Perseids.

According to the American Meteor Society , "These meteors produce good rates for a week centered on the night of maximum (peak)."

To best prepare to watch a meteor shower:

• Find a spot away from city lights.
• Locate the radiant in the sky.
• Get comfortable.

Moonlight could wash out some of the dimmer meteors once the moon rises around midnight. "So keep your eyes off the moon at all times," AccuWeather says, "and head to a dark area far away from city lights to maximize viewing conditions."

Where to look for the Perseids meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on the evenings of Aug. 12–13, is one of the most visually spectacular in the Northern Hemisphere and is renowned for its frequent and plentiful meteor showers.

The best Perseid performance we know of occurred in 1993, when the peak rate topped at 300 meteors an hour, NASA said.

What's best about the Perseids is that they can be enjoyed during summer's warmth, unlike the often chilly nights during the Leonids of November or Geminids of December.

The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. The meteors actually come from dust and particles from the tail of the comet as Earth passes through it during the comet's orbit of the sun.

What major meteor showers are left in 2024?

Meteor showers are broken down by their intensity of meteors, which includes major, minor, variable and weak showers. The list below shows the number of major showers left in 2024. Major meteor showers can produce up to 50 to 100 meteors an hour.

CONTRIBUTING Doyle Rice/USA TODAY

SOURCE EarthSky.org , Space.com , Sky&Telescope.org , LiveScience.com , American Meteor Society and USA TODAY research

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