Delta Aquariids meteor shower to light up Manitoba sky [Video]

It could be a double feature in Monday’s night sky.

Two meteor showers – the southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids – are expected to peak overnight.

“Meteor activity always peaks in the summertime,” Scott Young, Manitoba Museum’s planetarium astronomer, told CTV News. “Now, there’s actually over 100 different meteor showers throughout the year, but most of them are very, very minor. The two that are peaking tonight are kind of on the minor side.”

Young said there may not be a lot of activity tonight, but said there should be plenty to see over the coming weeks, culminating with the Perseid meteor shower around August 12.

Young explained meteors are specks of dust crashing into Earth’s atmosphere at tremendous speeds. The friction causes the dust to vaporize in a flash of light – which is what we see on a clear night. He said the best time to …