Unfortunately for stargazers, adverse weather conditions could threaten views of the Draconid Meteor Shower tonight.
The annual meteor shower, named after the northern constellation of Draco from where it originates, could send up to 10 shooting stars through UK skies every hour.
But according to experts at the Met Office, cloud, rain and fog could threaten views of the shower from the ground.
The best chance Brits have of seeing the Draconids is under clear skies away from sources of light pollution after nightfall tonight (18:56 BST).
Meteor showers are caused when the Earth travels through a cloud of cometary debris. In this case, the Draconid Meteor Shower comes from the debris of comet 21 P/ Giacobini-Zinner. Pictured, the night sky over Russky Island during the Draconids in 2018
'Unfortunately much of the UK will be under cloud this evening and overnight,' Simon Partridge, senior operational meteorologist at the Met Office, told MailOnline on Friday.
'The best of any initial breaks in the cloud will be to the east of the Pennines and northeast Wales, but even here there is no guarantee of long clear spells.
'Skies will tend to clear across Kent this evening (from the southeast) so there is a reasonable chance of seeing the event from here from mid-evening onwards. Elsewhere, chances are low.'
Generally, those in Northern America, Europe and Asia are the best situated to see the Draconids, which shower the skies every year with varying brightness.
The Draconid meteors are caused when Earth collides with bits of debris shed by periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
In the UK, the optimal locations include the renowned stargazing locations, also known as the three 'Dark Sky Reserves – Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Exmoor national parks.
'The Dracanoid shower will be visible to anyone with clearer skies,' Annie Shuttleworth at the Met Office told MailOnline earlier this week.
'Those in southern parts of England and Wales away from any light pollution are most likely to see the shower.'
According to Shuttleworth, it will be be cloudy and wet across Scotland and northern Ireland with mostly cloudy skies across north Wales and northern England, meaning vision may be impaired in these places.
'Anywhere south of a horizontal line through Aberystwyth to Norwich could see an hour or two of clear spells – but many in that area will have mostly cloudy skies,' she said.
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge also said yesterday that skywatchers in northern and western parts of the UK will be hampered by cloud and rain.
'Fog may also create local difficulties in other areas,' he said.
The Draconid Meteor Shower takes its name from the constellation of Draco. It is best viewed in the evening just after sunset. The meteors fly in all directions through the sky when they
