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Can Leonids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Leonids(LEO) meteor shower will be active from Friday, November 6 2020 until Monday, November 30 2020. Its peak day is Tuesday, November 17 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.

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Position of Leonids

Leonids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=152°, delta=+22°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 15 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 Leonids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Tuesday, November 17 2020, for the following cities in Italy.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Roma - Lazio68°30°87°52°110°69°159°63°229°42°262°20°282°----------
Chieti - Abruzzo10°69°32°88°53°112°69°163°62°231°41°263°19°283°----------
L'Aquila - Abruzzo69°31°88°53°112°69°161°62°230°42°262°20°282°----------
Pescara - Abruzzo10°69°32°88°53°113°69°164°61°231°41°263°19°283°----------
Teramo - Abruzzo10°69°31°88°53°112°68°163°62°230°41°262°19°282°----------
Matera - Basilicata11°71°33°89°56°113°71°169°61°238°39°266°17°285°----------
Potenza - Basilicata10°70°33°88°55°112°71°166°62°236°40°265°17°284°----------
Catanzaro - Calabria10°70°33°88°56°110°73°168°62°240°40°267°16°285°----------
Cosenza - Calabria10°70°33°88°56°111°72°167°62°239°40°267°17°285°----------
Crotone - Calabria11°71°34°88°57°111°73°169°62°241°39°268°16°286°----------
Reggio Calabria - Calabria70°33°86°56°108°73°164°63°240°40°268°17°285°----------
Vibo Valentia - Calabria10°70°33°87°56°110°73°166°62°240°40°267°17°285°----------
Avellino - Campania10°69°32°88°54°111°70°164°62°235°41°265°18°284°----------
Benevento - Campania10°69°32°88°54°111°70°164°62°234°41°264°18°284°----------
Caserta - Campania10°69°32°88°54°111°70°163°62°234°41°264°19°283°----------
Napoli - Campania69°32°87°54°111°70°162°62°234°41°264°19°283°----------
Campania - Salerno10°69°32°88°54°111°71°164°62°235°41°265°18°284°----------
Emilia Romagna - Bologna68°30°88°51°112°66°158°62°224°43°259°21°280°300°--------
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna68°30°88°51°113°66°159°61°224°42°259°21°280°300°--------
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna68°30°88°51°112°67°160°62°226°42°260°21°281°301°--------
Modena - Emilia Romagna68°29°87°50°112°66°158°62°223°43°258°22°280°300°--------
Parma - Emilia Romagna67°29°87°50°111°66°156°62°222°43°258°22°279°299°--------
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna67°28°87°49°111°65°155°62°221°44°257°23°279°299°--------
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna68°30°88°51°113°66°160°61°226°42°259°21°281°301°--------
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna67°29°87°50°111°66°157°62°223°43°258°22°280°300°--------
Rimini - Emilia Romagna69°30°88°52°113°67°161°61°227°42°260°20°281°301°--------
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia11°70°31°90°52°116°65°164°59°226°41°259°20°281°302°--------
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia10°69°31°89°51°115°65°162°60°224°42°258°21°280°301°--------
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia11°70°31°90°52°116°66°165°60°226°41°260°20°281°302°--------
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia11°69°31°90°51°116°65°163°60°225°41°259°20°281°301°--------
Frosinone - Lazio69°31°87°53°111°69°161°62°231°42°263°19°282°----------
Latina - Lazio68°31°87°53°110°69°159°63°231°42°263°20°282°----------
Rieti - Lazio69°31°87°52°111°69°160°62°229°42°262°20°282°----------
Viterbo - Lazio68°30°87°52°110°68°158°63°228°43°261°20°281°----------
Genova - Liguria66°28°86°49°109°66°153°63°220°44°257°23°279°298°--------
Imperia - Liguria66°27°85°49°108°66°151°64°219°45°256°24°278°298°--------
La Spezia - Liguria67°28°86°50°110°66°155°63°222°44°258°22°279°299°--------
Savona - Liguria66°28°86°49°109°65°152°63°219°45°256°23°278°298°--------
Bergamo - Lombardia67°29°87°49°112°65°156°62°220°44°256°23°279°299°--------
Brescia - Lombardia67°29°87°50°112°65°157°61°221°43°257°22°279°299°--------
Como - Lombardia66°28°87°49°111°64°155°62°219°44°256°23°278°298°--------
Cremona - Lombardia67°29°87°50°111°65°156°62°221°44°257°22°279°299°--------
Lecco - Lombardia67°28°87°49°111°64°155°62°219°44°256°23°278°299°--------
Lodi - Lombardia67°28°87°49°111°65°155°62°220°44°256°23°279°299°--------
Mantova - Lombardia68°29°88°50°112°65°158°61°222°43°258°22°280°300°--------
Milano - Lombardia67°28°87°49°111°65°155°62°219°44°256°23°278°298°--------
Pavia - Lombardia66°28°86°49°111°65°154°62°219°44°256°23°278°298°--------
Sondrio - Lombardia67°29°87°49°112°64°157°61°220°43°256°23°279°299°--------
Varese - Lombardia66°28°87°49°111°64°154°62°218°44°255°23°278°298°--------
Ancona - Marche10°69°31°89°52°113°68°163°61°229°41°261°20°282°----------
Ascoli Piceno - Marche10°69°31°88°53°112°68°162°62°230°41°262°19°282°----------
Macerata - Marche10°69°31°88°53°113°68°162°61°229°41°261°20°282°----------
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche69°31°88°52°112°67°161°62°227°42°260°20°281°301°--------
Campobasso - Molise10°69°32°88°54°112°70°164°62°233°41°264°18°283°----------
Isernia - Molise10°69°32°88°54°111°70°163°62°233°41°264°19°283°----------
Alessandria - Piemonte66°28°86°49°110°65°153°63°219°45°256°23°278°298°--------
Asti - Piemonte66°27°86°48°109°65°152°63°218°45°256°24°278°298°--------
Biella - Piemonte66°27°86°48°110°64°152°62°217°45°255°24°278°298°--------
Cuneo - Piemonte65°27°85°48°108°65°150°63°218°45°256°24°278°297°--------
Novara - Piemonte66°28°86°49°110°65°153°62°218°44°255°23°278°298°--------
Torino - Piemonte65°27°85°48°109°65°151°63°217°45°255°24°278°297°--------
Verbania - Piemonte66°28°86°48°111°64°154°62°218°44°255°24°278°298°--------
Vercelli - Piemonte66°28°86°48°110°65°153°62°218°45°255°24°278°298°--------
Bari - Puglia11°71°34°89°56°114°71°170°61°237°39°266°17°285°----------
Brindisi - Puglia12°71°34°89°56°114°71°172°60°239°39°267°16°285°----------
Foggia - Puglia11°70°33°89°55°113°70°166°61°235°40°265°18°284°----------
Lecce - Puglia12°71°35°89°57°114°71°173°60°240°38°267°16°286°----------
Taranto - Puglia11°71°34°89°56°113°71°170°61°239°39°267°16°285°----------
Cagliari - Sardegna66°28°83°51°104°70°147°67°228°45°262°22°281°299°--------
Nuoro - Sardegna66°28°84°51°105°69°149°66°227°45°261°22°281°299°--------
Oristano - Sardegna66°27°83°50°104°69°147°66°226°46°261°23°280°298°--------
Sassari - Sardegna66°27°84°50°105°69°148°66°224°45°260°23°280°298°--------
Agrigento - Sicilia68°31°85°55°105°73°157°65°239°42°267°18°284°----------
Caltanissetta - Sicilia69°31°85°55°106°73°158°64°239°42°267°18°284°----------
Catania - Sicilia69°32°86°56°107°74°162°64°241°41°268°17°285°----------
Enna - Sicilia69°31°85°55°106°73°159°64°239°41°267°18°284°----------
Messina - Sicilia69°32°86°56°108°73°164°63°240°40°267°17°285°----------
Palermo - Sicilia68°31°85°54°106°73°157°65°237°42°266°19°284°----------
Ragusa - Sicilia69°32°85°56°106°74°160°64°241°41°268°17°285°----------
Siracusa - Sicilia69°32°86°56°106°74°162°64°242°41°268°17°285°----------
Trapani - Sicilia68°30°85°54°105°72°154°65°236°43°266°19°283°----------
Arezzo - Toscana68°30°87°51°111°67°159°62°226°43°260°21°281°300°--------
Firenze - Toscana68°30°87°51°111°67°158°62°225°43°259°21°280°300°--------
Grosseto - Toscana67°29°86°51°110°68°156°63°226°43°260°21°281°300°--------
Livorno - Toscana67°29°86°50°110°67°155°63°224°44°259°22°280°299°--------
Lucca - Toscana67°29°87°50°110°67°156°63°223°43°259°22°280°299°--------
Massa Carrara - Toscana67°29°86°50°110°66°155°63°222°44°258°22°279°299°--------
Pisa - Toscana67°29°86°50°110°67°156°63°223°44°259°22°280°299°--------
Pistoia - Toscana67°29°87°51°111°67°157°62°224°43°259°22°280°300°--------
Prato - Toscana68°29°87°51°111°67°157°62°224°43°259°21°280°300°--------
Siena - Toscana68°30°87°51°111°67°157°62°226°43°260°21°281°300°--------
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige10°68°30°89°50°114°64°160°60°222°42°257°22°279°300°--------
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige68°30°88°50°113°65°159°61°222°43°257°22°279°300°--------
Perugia - Umbria68°30°87°52°111°68°160°62°228°42°261°20°281°----------
Terni - Umbria68°30°87°52°111°68°160°62°229°42°262°20°282°----------
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta65°27°85°48°109°64°151°62°216°45°254°24°277°297°--------
Belluno - Veneto10°69°30°89°51°115°65°162°60°223°42°258°21°280°301°--------
Padova - Veneto68°30°88°51°114°65°160°61°224°42°258°21°280°300°--------
Rovigo - Veneto68°30°88°51°113°66°160°61°224°42°259°21°280°300°--------
Treviso - Veneto10°69°30°89°51°114°65°161°60°224°42°258°21°280°301°--------
Venezia - Veneto10°69°30°89°51°114°66°161°60°224°42°259°21°280°301°--------
Verona - Veneto68°29°88°50°113°65°158°61°222°43°258°22°280°300°--------
Vicenza - Veneto68°30°88°50°113°65°160°61°223°42°258°21°280°300°--------

The Sky and Stars in Italy

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Roma - Lazio, Italy 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.

Roma - LazioChieti - AbruzzoL'Aquila - AbruzzoPescara - AbruzzoTeramo - AbruzzoMatera - BasilicataPotenza - BasilicataCatanzaro - CalabriaCosenza - CalabriaCrotone - CalabriaReggio Calabria - CalabriaVibo Valentia - CalabriaAvellino - CampaniaBenevento - CampaniaCaserta - CampaniaNapoli - CampaniaCampania - SalernoEmilia Romagna - BolognaFerrara - Emilia RomagnaForlì-Cesena - Emilia RomagnaModena - Emilia RomagnaParma - Emilia RomagnaPiacenza - Emilia RomagnaRavenna - Emilia RomagnaReggio Emilia - Emilia RomagnaRimini - Emilia RomagnaGorizia - Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone - Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste - Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdine - Friuli Venezia GiuliaFrosinone - LazioLatina - LazioRieti - LazioViterbo - LazioGenova - LiguriaImperia - LiguriaLa Spezia - LiguriaSavona - LiguriaBergamo - LombardiaBrescia - LombardiaComo - LombardiaCremona - LombardiaLecco - LombardiaLodi - LombardiaMantova - LombardiaMilano - LombardiaPavia - LombardiaSondrio - LombardiaVarese - LombardiaAncona - MarcheAscoli Piceno - MarcheMacerata - MarchePesaro - Urbino - MarcheCampobasso - MoliseIsernia - MoliseAlessandria - PiemonteAsti - PiemonteBiella - PiemonteCuneo - PiemonteNovara - PiemonteTorino - PiemonteVerbania - PiemonteVercelli - PiemonteBari - PugliaBrindisi - PugliaFoggia - PugliaLecce - PugliaTaranto - PugliaCagliari - SardegnaNuoro - SardegnaOristano - SardegnaSassari - SardegnaAgrigento - SiciliaCaltanissetta - SiciliaCatania - SiciliaEnna - SiciliaMessina - SiciliaPalermo - SiciliaRagusa - SiciliaSiracusa - SiciliaTrapani - SiciliaArezzo - ToscanaFirenze - ToscanaGrosseto - ToscanaLivorno - ToscanaLucca - ToscanaMassa Carrara - ToscanaPisa - ToscanaPistoia - ToscanaPrato - ToscanaSiena - ToscanaBolzano - Trentino Alto AdigeTrento - Trentino Alto AdigePerugia - UmbriaTerni - UmbriaAosta - Valle d'AostaBelluno - VenetoPadova - VenetoRovigo - VenetoTreviso - VenetoVenezia - VenetoVerona - VenetoVicenza - Veneto
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