Keen stargazers should keep their eyes on the skies tonight as the Draconid meteor showers peak.
The Draconids take place every year, and are one of the two meteor showers that grace the skies annually in October followed by the Orionids later in the month. Named after the Draco dragon constellation, the showers occur as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust.
The eye-catching streaks come from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, which orbits around the sun. Taking place until Monday, the showers will peak on Saturday afternoon at around 2pm with a maximum rate of 10 meteors per hour - but the best time to see them will be this evening.
