Can η-Aquariids be seen in Portugal?
Lisboa, capital of Portugal.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of η-Aquariids
η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 meteors per hour.
The visibility of a meteor shower depends on several factors: geographic coordinates of observer and elevation, time of the day, city lights pollution, the weather and the terrain. For reference, we have calculated the position (elevation / azimuth) of η-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 2020, for the following cities in Portugal.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Lisboa | - | - | - | - | 9° | 98° | 31° | 120° | 47° | 153° | 49° | 199° | 35° | 235° | 13° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aveiro | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 30° | 122° | 46° | 155° | 47° | 199° | 33° | 234° | 12° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Azores | - | - | - | - | 8° | 97° | 30° | 118° | 47° | 151° | 50° | 197° | 36° | 234° | 14° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beja | - | - | - | - | 10° | 99° | 32° | 121° | 48° | 155° | 49° | 201° | 34° | 236° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Braga | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 30° | 122° | 45° | 156° | 46° | 199° | 32° | 234° | 12° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Braganca | - | - | - | - | 10° | 100° | 31° | 124° | 45° | 158° | 45° | 201° | 31° | 235° | 11° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castelo Branco | - | - | - | - | 10° | 100° | 31° | 122° | 47° | 156° | 47° | 201° | 33° | 236° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coimbra | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 31° | 122° | 46° | 155° | 47° | 199° | 33° | 235° | 12° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evora | - | - | - | - | 10° | 99° | 32° | 121° | 48° | 155° | 49° | 201° | 34° | 236° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faro | - | - | - | - | 10° | 99° | 33° | 120° | 49° | 154° | 50° | 201° | 35° | 237° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guarda | - | - | - | - | 10° | 100° | 31° | 123° | 46° | 157° | 47° | 201° | 32° | 236° | 11° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leiria | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 31° | 121° | 46° | 154° | 48° | 199° | 34° | 235° | 13° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madeira | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 31° | 122° | 46° | 155° | 47° | 200° | 33° | 235° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portalegre | - | - | - | - | 10° | 100° | 32° | 122° | 47° | 156° | 48° | 201° | 33° | 236° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porto | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 30° | 122° | 45° | 155° | 46° | 199° | 33° | 234° | 12° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santarem | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 31° | 121° | 47° | 154° | 48° | 199° | 34° | 235° | 13° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Setubal | - | - | - | - | 9° | 98° | 31° | 120° | 47° | 154° | 49° | 199° | 34° | 235° | 13° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viana do Castelo | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 30° | 122° | 45° | 155° | 46° | 198° | 33° | 234° | 12° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vila Real | - | - | - | - | 9° | 100° | 30° | 123° | 45° | 156° | 46° | 200° | 32° | 235° | 11° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viseu | - | - | - | - | 9° | 99° | 31° | 122° | 46° | 156° | 47° | 200° | 33° | 235° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Portugal
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Lisboa, Portugal during its peak day starting at 00:00.
You may adjust the speed of the simulator backward or forward to see the movement of the radiant over the horizon.
| Lisboa | Aveiro | Azores | Beja | Braga | Braganca | Castelo Branco | Coimbra | Evora | Faro | Guarda | Leiria | Madeira | Portalegre | Porto | Santarem | Setubal | Viana do Castelo | Vila Real | Viseu |