this weekend you might be able to go out and see the aurora borealis and one of the best meteor showers of the Year hit at the exact same time I'm Michael Martin and welcome to late n astronomy your guide to help you explore the night sky those of you who live in more Northern latitudes will be able to go out Friday Saturday and Sunday night to see the aurora borealis at that exact same time over this weekend the perad will be peeking with the made best time to go out to see them Sunday night going into the early parts of Monday morning but all throughout this weekend there'll be more meteors than normal from the shower slowly peaking over the next couple days I don't think this Aurora is going to get as far down to where I live in Virginia as the one did this spring but when I was able to go out to see that event it was an incredible thing even though you don't get the colors that you see from these long exposure pictures that I took you're still able to see waves of light in the sky and almost like a green glow depending on how strong it is and how North you live when you see them regardless of whether you see the aurora the perad are going to be an incredible meteor shower to go out and see go outside around 11:00 p.m. Friday night Saturday night and in particular Sunday night when they're at their maximum and look towards the Northeast there you'll be able to see the constellation Perseus Rising where these meteors will appear to emanate from these are two of the most exciting events that we have in astronomy and they both happen to hit at almost the exact same time this weekend and for those of you that live farther north it's going to be an incredible show combining both of these beautiful events if you've enjoyed this video please like it and consider subscribing to this channel to join our growing Community but most importantly let us know if you're able to go out to see the aurora borealis or any meteors this weekend in the comment section below thank you all so much for your continued support and clear skies from late night astronomy