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Meteor shower spectacular set for Tuesday, weather depending
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A meteor shower captured from New Zealand. Photo / Stephen Voss
The skies over Hawke's Bay and New Zealand are set to host a cosmic double-feature this week.
However, a MetService meteorologist said poor weather could ruin the show.
The Southern delta-Aquarids and alpha-Capricornids meteor showers will be viewable at the same time over New Zealand from 10pm tomorrow until 4am on Wednesday, with peak activity expected about 2am.
But director at the Hawke's Bay Holt Planetarium Bruce Ngataierua said both should be viewable in the southern sky after sunset tomorrow evening.
'Viewing is best out of the city to see them properly, with a dark sky location so the southern horizon can be seen,' he said.
