The Aquarids will be the grander of the two showers and is believed to be remnants of the comet 96P Machholz. During the shower’s peak, viewers could witness up to 25 shooting stars each hour.
During the double meteor shower, Earth will cross the orbits of comet 96P/Machholz—which produces the Southern Delta Aquariids that peak from July 29-30—and the comet 169P/NEAT, which causes ...