Capricornid meteor shower

The Capricornid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity.

Some shooting stars will be visible each night from Jul to Aug, but the best show will be expected on or around 26 July 2014.

The maximum number of meteors expected to be visible from a dark location is around 5 per hour (ZHR). The Moon will be 29 days old at the time of peak activity, and so will present minimal interference.

The radiant of the Capricornid meteor shower is at around right ascension 20h14m26s , declination -15°00’00”.