If you look up for long enough at a dark, clear sky, you may catch some "shooting stars" later this week.

Qatar Calendar House (QCH) has announced that skywatchers can view the Delta Aquarids meteor shower with their naked eyes without any astronomical instruments from places without light and environmental pollution between Wednesday evening (July 28, 2021) until the dawn of Thursday (July 29, 2021).

دار التقويم القطري تعلن أن سكان النصف الشمالي من الكرة الأرضية، بمن فيهم سكان دولة قطر سيكونون على موعد مع رؤية ورصد زخة شهب دلتا الدلويات حيث ستصل ذروتها مساء الأربعاء 28 من يوليو 2021م، وستمتد حتى الساعات الأولى من يوم الخميس 29 من يوليو 2021م.#جريدة_الوطن_القطرية #الدوحة #قطر pic.twitter.com/ygiW5Ow2v7

— جريدة الوطن (@al_watanQatar) July 25, 2021

The Aquarids is an average meteor shower, which typically produces around 20 meteors per hour at its peak, under ideal conditions.

As debris from the comets Marsden and Kracht enters Earth's atmosphere, it burns up, and we see these streaks in the night sky.

As this month’s full moon occurred on July 24, the night sky could still be quite bright.

Anyone who wishes to photograph it can do so by using digital cameras. They can increase the exposure time in order to get the best results.

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