It’s time to break out that favorite pair of binoculars or that old telescope for a bit of meteor gazing.

Maricopans can witness meteors as flashes of light when the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks in the southern sky tonight, one of two large meteor showers this summer.

Named for its proximity to the Aquarius constellation, this meteor shower is typically active from mid-July to late August. The meteors are believed to originate from a comet named 96P/Machholz, which was discovered in 1986 by astronomer Donald Machholz.

While not the flashiest meteor shower, viewers can expect to see 15 or so faint meteors per hour. This translates to one every four minutes, according to EarthSky.org. With tonight’s waning moon rising around 1 a.m., the best time to watch meteors streak across the sky is between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m.

Next month, the Perseids meteor shower peaks Aug. 11 and 12. This can be seen in the northeastern sky between the Cassiopeia and Perseus constellations with an average of 100 meteors per hour.