Meteor Shower 2024 Usa. The delta aquariid meteor shower begins this week, bringing as many as 20 shooting stars per hour to the night sky. A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
Under ideal conditions you may see up to 120 meteors. Meteor showers, or โshooting stars,โ happen when earth’s orbital path intercepts debris left by a comet or asteroid.