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How to Watch the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids Meteor Showers

Gretchen Rundorff

created: July 12, 2025, 10 a.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 8:52 a.m.

If you want to get into stargazing in 2025, there’s no better place to start than viewing a meteor shower. Watching a meteor shower is one of the most accessible ways to engage with the night sky. A meteor shower’s radiant usually needs to be above the horizon before you can see the meteors. The Next Big Meteor ShowersThe Southern Delta Aquariids (July–August)The Southern Delta Aquariids are active from about July 12 to August 23, producing peak activity for about a week centered on July 29–30. Unlike some other meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids don’t have a sharp peak.

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