Southern Delta Aquariids in Oslo

The Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks from Oslo around Jul 29-30, with up to 25 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a bright moon will hide most meteors except the brightest, and from Oslo the radiant in Aquarius climbs to 14° above the south horizon around 03:20. Local best viewing window: 00:55–03:50 CEST on the peak night, about 2.9 hours of civil twilight. Scaled to that altitude, the 25/hour headline figure works out to roughly 6 meteors an hour from Oslo under a genuinely dark sky. At this latitude the sky never gets fully dark that night — the Sun only reaches 11.5° below the horizon — so only the brighter meteors will show. Tonight: clear skies forecast, so a dark site is worth the drive.