Get ready for multiple meteor showers to peak this October!

Meteor showers will join forces for a dazzling display Tuesday evening into Thursday morning with hundreds of meteors streaking across the mountain sky as Draconid and Southern Taurids reach their peak this week.

The Draconid meteor shower active from October 6-10 is up first. While the shower is fairly mellow, sending no more than five meteors into the sky per hour, it’s known for its unpredictable behavior. European observers reported an outburst of showers in 2011, with over 600 meteors showering the sky per hour. According to AccuWeather, peak activity is expected Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, October 8-9.

The second shower to zip across the mountain sky this month is the Southern Taurids, which typically produces a small handful of bright fireball like meteors per hour. The shower is expected to peak Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, October 9-10. This meteor shower will be mostly visible in the Southern Hemisphere, but there’s a chance North American viewers will also see some action.

A third meteor shower, the Orionids, will dazzle the skies of Colorado later this month, with estimated peak activity from October 22-23.

Sit back (somewhere dark and cloudless), relax, and enjoy the show!