Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight
If you're out late tonight on a midnight jog, leaving a party or walking the dog, keep an eye out for meteors. Tonight is the night the annual Draconid meteors peak. This is not normally a very rewarding shower - only a few slow-moving meteors per hour. But there's no moon tonight, so skies will be dark and ideal for meteor-watching if the fog holds off. And meteor watchers in 2005 were rewarded with some unexpectedly high Draconid rates.
So, keep your eyes peeled. You may catch a couple of nice ones. The meteors will appear to emerge from the Constellation Draco, high in the northern sky. The peak will be around 12:30 a.m., but it may be worth watching for them in the evenig hours, too.
The Draconid shower is associated with the dusty debris from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, which last rounded the sun in 1998.
