August 31, 2022

The Aurigid meteor shower peaks in the predawn hours of tomorrow morning, with the best times to observe being between midnight tonight and sunrise. This shower is typically active from August 28 to September 5. This meteor shower has a peak rate of about 6 meteors per hour. Viewing from the city will limit the number of meteors it is possible to see. The parent body for the Aurigids has been identified as the comet C/1911 N1 (Kiess).

The sky as it will appear tomorrow morning at 5:15 am. The radiant of the Aurigid meteor shower can be found in the constellation Auriga, which will be found in the eastern sky. Mars can also be found to the east in the constellation of Taurus the Bull. Star map created using Stellarium