2 meteor showers will light up the night sky this weekend

As July comes to an end, skywatchers can expect two meteor showers to take place this weekend, one of which will peak Friday night.

The Delta Aquariids meteor shower is expected to peak Friday night into Saturday morning, while the second, the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower, will peak Saturday and Sunday, according to the American Meteor Society.

The Delta Aquariids are best seen from the southern tropics, according to AMS. When viewing the meteor from north of the equator, the radiant – or the apparent origin point of the meteor path – is located lower in the southern sky.