Draconid Meteor Shower

The Draconid Meteor shower can be somewhat of a sleeper show, displaying as little as a few Meteor trails an hour. However, in the past, the Dragon has awoken with as many as a few hundred meteors an hour! Unlike many Meteor showers, Draconid is at its highest Radiant point in the early hours of the evening, therefore be ready before dark.

Potential observable sky on October 7th at 20:35

Thankfully there is still plenty to photograph or observe after the initial meteor shower period. Mars rises from East at 19:00 and will have a magnitude -2.58, it will continue heading West where it will set approx 7 AM.

Jupiter and Saturn will be viewable approx 19:00 from the South and will set in the South West at approx 22:45. These Planets could potentially be photographed with the Milky Way and Draconids Radiant point between 20:00-21:00.

I will personally focus on wide-angle photos from 19:00 up to 21:00. After that, the moon will rise and it will illuminate areas of the sky making meteor viewing a little more difficult. Of course, the most vibrant meteor trails may still be seen, but I would expect these to be few and far between unless the dragon awakes!