This summer the sky comes to life with shooting stars. What you need to know about running meteor showers.

At the same time, three different meteor showers take place this month and give Skywatchers many chances of spending their summer nights to look for shooting stars.

The annual Alpha-Capricornids, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Perseid meteor showers are currently active, with every heavenly show lasting until mid-August.

Here you will find what you should know about these meteor showers and where and how you can see shooting stars.

The Alpha -Capricornids

The Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquariids will reach their peak at the end of this month, overnight from July 29th to 30th, while the Perseids – are often considered the best and most reliable shooting star display – to the climax of the star next month.

According to the American Meteor Society, Skywatchers will probably encounter favorable conditions in July to catch Meteor Showers.

The Alpha -Capricornids -meteor shower is usually not a strong display, but can create a number of bright fire balls while it is active. At its height, the mete order shower can display about five shooting stars per hour at According to the American Meteor Society.

The shower has its name because the meteors seem to stream from the constellation of the Capricorn. During this year's highlight, the moon is only 27% full and offers people on both sides of the equator the opportunity to catch the heavenly show.

The Alpha -Capricornids -meteor shower occurs when the earth goes through the comet 169p/properly through dust particles and debris, which ends an orbit around the sun every 4.2 years. When debris meets and evaporated the atmosphere of the planet, they create bright strips of light, which sometimes leave bright paths.

The Southern Delta Aquariide

As their name suggests, the Southern Delta Aquariids are best viewed from the southern hemisphere. These meteor shoes can produce up to 25 meteors per hour under ideal conditions, but the shooting stars are usually weaker.

According to NASA, the aquariides in the southern Delta can be difficult, but the best chances this year will probably be in the early morning.

It is believed that the meteor showers are caused by pieces of the comet 96p/Machholz, which ends an orbit around the sun every 5.2 years.

The Perseids

Finally, the Perseids meteor showers become underway and is expected to reach its peak overnight from August 12th to 13th And it usually delivers a high rate of shooting stars. Under ideal conditions, the personal terms can produce up to 100 shooting stars per hour.

This year, however, the moon will be 84% full, which probably rinses meteors and “According to the American Meteor Society, this shower strictly endanger this shower at the time of maximum activity.

“Such conditions will reduce the activity by at least 75%, since only the lighter meteors will be visible,” said the company in its prognosis.

The showers of the Perseids occur when the earth leads through a cloud of dust particles and ruins that have remained of a comet that is known as 109p/swift-tuttle.