Overview

• The shower is active Oct. 6–10 and is forecast to peak around 1900 GMT (3 p.m. EDT) on Oct. 8, with the best viewing shortly after sunset across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
• A near‑full moon is expected to wash out fainter streaks, so observers are advised to seek dark‑sky locations, avoid local light pollution, and give eyes time to adjust.
• Rates are highly unpredictable, with typical years yielding only a few meteors per hour and past outbursts reaching hundreds per hour, so 2025 expectations remain uncertain.
• UK viewing is expected this evening, with recommended spots including Keswick in the Lake District and Oxfordshire sites such as Blenheim Palace Park, the Rollright Stones, and the Cotswold Water Park.
• Meteors will appear to radiate from the constellation Draco near nightfall, and the streaks are produced as cometary dust vaporizes high in Earth’s atmosphere.