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A Nearly Full Moon Is Crashing Two Meteor Showers This Week. Here’s How to Watch Anyway.

The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids peak July 30-31, but a nearly full moon may wash out faint meteors.

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Two meteor showers are peaking on the same night this week, and the timing couldn’t be more annoying. Both the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids hit maximum activity overnight Thursday, July 30, into Friday, July 31—one night after July’s full Buck Moon. The sky is going to be bright. Plan accordingly.

The American Meteor Society puts the moon at 98% full during both peaks, which means a significant chunk of the show will get swallowed by moonlight. The Southern Delta Aquariids are the bigger of the two, producing up to 25 meteors per hour under........

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