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Can α-Aurigids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Aurigids(AUR) meteor shower will be active from Friday, August 28 2020 until Saturday, September 5 2020. Its peak day is Monday, August 31 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 Aurigids

Aurigids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=91°, delta=+39°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 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 Aurigids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, August 31 2020, for the following cities in Italy.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Roma - Lazio37°19°54°39°69°60°82°83°110°74°267°52°283°31°297°12°312°------
Chieti - Abruzzo38°20°55°40°70°62°84°84°119°72°267°50°284°30°297°12°313°------
L'Aquila - Abruzzo38°20°55°40°69°61°84°83°116°73°266°51°283°30°297°12°313°------
Pescara - Abruzzo38°20°55°40°70°62°84°84°120°72°266°50°283°30°297°12°313°------
Teramo - Abruzzo38°20°55°40°70°61°84°83°119°73°265°51°283°30°297°12°313°------
Matera - Basilicata40°21°56°41°69°63°82°86°113°71°273°48°286°27°299°315°------
Potenza - Basilicata39°20°56°41°69°63°82°85°109°71°273°49°286°28°299°314°------
Catanzaro - Calabria39°20°55°41°68°63°79°86°87°70°278°48°288°26°300°315°------
Cosenza - Calabria39°20°55°40°68°63°79°86°93°71°277°48°288°27°300°315°------
Crotone - Calabria40°20°56°41°68°63°79°87°90°70°278°47°288°26°300°315°------
Reggio Calabria - Calabria39°19°55°40°67°62°77°85°77°71°280°48°289°27°300°314°------
Vibo Valentia - Calabria39°20°55°40°68°63°78°86°84°71°279°48°288°27°300°315°------
Avellino - Campania38°20°55°40°69°62°82°85°108°72°272°50°285°29°298°10°314°------
Benevento - Campania38°20°55°40°69°62°82°84°110°72°271°50°285°29°298°10°314°------
Caserta - Campania38°20°55°40°69°62°82°84°108°72°271°50°285°29°298°11°313°------
Napoli - Campania38°20°55°40°69°62°81°84°106°72°271°50°285°29°298°10°313°------
Campania - Salerno38°20°55°40°69°62°81°85°106°72°272°50°286°28°299°10°314°------
Emilia Romagna - Bologna36°20°54°39°70°60°86°81°123°74°257°53°279°32°295°14°311°330°----
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna37°20°55°39°70°60°87°81°125°74°256°53°279°32°295°15°311°330°----
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna37°20°55°39°70°60°86°81°122°74°259°52°280°32°296°14°312°331°----
Modena - Emilia Romagna36°20°54°39°70°60°86°80°122°74°256°53°279°33°295°15°311°330°----
Parma - Emilia Romagna36°20°54°38°70°59°86°80°121°75°254°54°278°33°294°15°310°330°----
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna35°19°54°38°70°59°86°79°121°75°252°54°278°34°294°16°310°329°----
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna37°20°55°39°70°60°87°81°125°74°258°52°280°32°295°14°312°331°----
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna36°20°54°38°70°59°86°80°121°75°255°53°279°33°294°15°311°330°----
Rimini - Emilia Romagna37°20°55°40°70°61°86°82°124°73°260°52°281°31°296°14°312°331°----
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia38°22°56°41°72°61°90°81°137°72°255°52°279°32°295°14°312°332°----
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia37°22°56°40°72°61°90°80°134°73°253°52°278°32°295°15°312°331°----
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia38°22°56°41°72°62°90°81°137°72°256°51°279°31°295°14°312°332°----
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia38°22°56°41°72°61°90°81°136°73°254°52°278°32°295°15°312°331°----
Frosinone - Lazio38°19°55°39°69°61°82°83°110°73°268°51°284°30°297°11°313°------
Latina - Lazio37°19°54°39°69°61°82°83°108°73°269°51°284°30°297°12°313°------
Rieti - Lazio37°20°55°39°69°61°83°83°115°73°265°51°283°31°297°12°312°------
Viterbo - Lazio37°19°54°39°69°60°83°82°113°74°265°52°282°31°296°13°312°------
Genova - Liguria35°19°53°37°69°58°85°79°116°76°254°55°278°34°294°16°310°329°----
Imperia - Liguria34°18°52°36°68°57°83°79°111°77°254°55°278°34°294°16°309°328°----
La Spezia - Liguria35°19°53°38°69°59°85°80°117°75°255°54°279°33°294°15°310°329°----
Savona - Liguria34°18°53°37°69°58°84°79°114°76°253°55°278°34°294°16°310°328°----
Bergamo - Lombardia35°20°54°38°70°59°87°79°123°75°250°54°277°34°293°16°310°329°----
Brescia - Lombardia36°20°54°39°70°59°87°79°124°75°251°54°277°34°294°16°310°329°----
Como - Lombardia35°19°54°38°70°58°87°79°122°75°249°55°276°34°293°17°310°329°----
Cremona - Lombardia36°20°54°38°70°59°86°80°122°75°253°54°278°34°294°16°310°329°----
Lecco - Lombardia35°20°54°38°70°59°87°79°123°75°249°54°276°34°293°16°310°329°----
Lodi - Lombardia35°19°54°38°70°59°86°79°121°75°251°54°277°34°293°16°310°329°----
Mantova - Lombardia36°20°54°39°70°59°87°80°124°74°254°53°278°33°294°15°311°330°----
Milano - Lombardia35°19°53°38°70°58°86°79°121°75°250°55°277°34°293°16°310°329°----
Pavia - Lombardia35°19°53°38°69°58°86°79°120°75°251°54°277°34°293°16°310°329°----
Sondrio - Lombardia36°20°54°38°71°59°88°79°126°75°249°54°276°34°293°16°310°329°----
Varese - Lombardia35°19°53°38°70°58°87°78°122°75°248°55°276°35°293°17°309°328°----
Ancona - Marche38°21°55°40°70°61°86°82°125°73°262°51°282°31°296°13°313°------
Ascoli Piceno - Marche38°20°55°40°70°61°85°83°120°73°264°51°283°30°297°12°313°------
Macerata - Marche38°21°55°40°70°61°85°83°123°73°263°51°282°31°297°13°313°------
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche37°20°55°40°70°61°86°82°122°73°261°52°281°31°296°13°312°------
Campobasso - Molise38°20°55°40°69°62°83°84°114°72°269°50°285°29°298°11°314°------
Isernia - Molise38°20°55°40°69°62°83°84°113°72°269°50°284°29°298°11°313°------
Alessandria - Piemonte35°19°53°37°69°58°85°79°117°76°251°55°277°34°293°16°309°328°----
Asti - Piemonte34°18°53°37°69°58°85°79°116°76°251°55°277°35°293°16°309°328°----
Biella - Piemonte34°19°53°37°69°58°86°78°119°76°248°55°276°35°293°17°309°328°----
Cuneo - Piemonte34°18°52°36°68°57°84°78°113°77°251°56°277°35°293°16°309°328°----
Novara - Piemonte35°19°53°37°69°58°86°79°120°76°249°55°277°35°293°17°309°328°----
Torino - Piemonte34°18°53°37°69°57°85°78°116°77°249°56°277°35°293°17°309°328°----
Verbania - Piemonte35°19°53°38°70°58°87°78°121°76°247°55°276°35°293°17°309°328°----
Vercelli - Piemonte35°19°53°37°69°58°86°78°119°76°249°55°277°35°293°17°309°328°----
Bari - Puglia40°21°56°42°70°64°83°86°120°70°272°48°286°27°299°315°------
Brindisi - Puglia40°22°57°42°70°64°82°87°118°70°274°47°287°27°300°315°------
Foggia - Puglia39°21°56°41°70°63°83°85°117°71°270°49°285°28°299°10°314°------
Lecce - Puglia40°22°57°42°70°64°82°87°117°69°275°47°287°26°300°316°------
Taranto - Puglia40°21°56°42°70°64°82°86°114°70°274°48°287°27°300°315°------
Cagliari - Sardegna--15°52°35°65°57°77°80°87°76°275°53°285°32°297°12°311°------
Nuoro - Sardegna35°16°52°36°66°58°78°81°94°76°270°53°284°32°296°13°311°------
Oristano - Sardegna--16°52°35°66°57°77°80°91°77°272°54°284°32°296°13°310°------
Sassari - Sardegna34°16°52°36°66°57°79°80°96°77°268°54°283°33°296°14°310°------
Agrigento - Sicilia--17°54°38°66°60°75°84°72°73°282°49°289°28°300°313°------
Caltanissetta - Sicilia38°18°54°38°66°61°75°84°73°72°282°49°289°27°300°314°------
Catania - Sicilia39°18°54°39°66°62°76°85°71°71°282°48°289°27°300°314°------
Enna - Sicilia38°18°54°38°66°61°76°84°74°72°282°49°289°27°300°314°------
Messina - Sicilia39°19°55°40°67°62°77°85°78°71°280°48°289°27°300°314°------
Palermo - Sicilia37°17°54°38°66°60°76°84°80°73°280°50°288°28°299°313°------
Ragusa - Sicilia38°18°54°38°66°61°74°84°67°72°284°48°290°27°300°314°------
Siracusa - Sicilia39°18°54°39°66°62°75°85°67°71°283°48°290°26°300°314°------
Trapani - Sicilia--17°53°37°66°60°76°83°79°73°280°50°288°29°299°313°------
Arezzo - Toscana37°20°54°39°70°60°85°82°118°74°261°52°281°32°296°14°312°------
Firenze - Toscana36°19°54°39°69°60°85°81°118°74°259°53°280°32°295°14°311°330°----
Grosseto - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°59°83°81°112°75°262°53°282°32°296°13°311°------
Livorno - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°59°84°80°115°75°259°53°280°33°295°14°311°330°----
Lucca - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°59°85°80°117°75°258°53°280°33°295°14°311°330°----
Massa Carrara - Toscana35°19°54°38°69°59°85°80°117°75°256°54°279°33°294°15°310°329°----
Pisa - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°59°84°80°116°75°258°53°280°33°295°14°311°330°----
Pistoia - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°59°85°81°118°75°258°53°280°33°295°14°311°330°----
Prato - Toscana36°19°54°39°69°60°85°81°119°74°258°53°280°32°295°14°311°330°----
Siena - Toscana36°19°54°38°69°60°84°81°116°74°261°53°281°32°296°14°311°------
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige37°21°55°40°72°60°90°79°132°74°250°53°277°33°294°16°311°330°----
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige36°21°55°39°71°60°89°80°129°74°251°53°277°33°294°16°311°330°----
Perugia - Umbria37°20°55°39°70°60°84°82°118°74°263°52°282°31°296°13°312°------
Terni - Umbria37°20°55°39°69°61°84°82°115°74°265°52°283°31°297°12°312°------
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta34°18°52°37°69°57°86°78°118°76°246°56°275°36°292°17°309°327°----
Belluno - Veneto37°21°55°40°72°60°90°80°133°73°252°53°278°33°294°15°311°331°----
Padova - Veneto37°21°55°40°71°60°88°80°129°74°254°53°279°32°295°15°311°331°----
Rovigo - Veneto37°21°55°39°71°60°88°81°127°74°255°53°279°32°295°15°311°331°----
Treviso - Veneto37°21°55°40°71°60°89°80°131°73°254°52°278°32°295°15°311°331°----
Venezia - Veneto37°21°55°40°71°61°89°81°130°73°255°52°279°32°295°15°312°331°----
Verona - Veneto36°20°55°39°71°60°88°80°126°74°253°53°278°33°294°15°311°330°----
Vicenza - Veneto37°21°55°39°71°60°88°80°128°74°253°53°278°33°294°15°311°330°----

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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