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Can Draconids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Draconids(DRA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 6 2020 until Saturday, October 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, October 8 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 Draconids

Draconids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=262°, delta=+54°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Draconids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, October 8 2020, for the following cities in Colombia.

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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.
Bogotá----------36°19°34°34°23°41°36°341°23°328°324°
Amazonas------------15°32°28°20°34°29°341°16°328°--
Antioquia----------36°20°35°35°24°43°39°341°26°328°324°
Arauca----------36°22°34°37°22°43°37°338°23°327°324°
Atlántico----------36°24°35°39°25°47°42°340°28°326°11°323°
Caldas----------36°19°34°34°24°41°37°341°24°328°324°
Caquetá------------16°33°31°22°37°33°342°20°328°324°
Cartagena----------36°23°35°38°25°46°42°340°28°327°11°323°
Casanare----------36°21°33°35°22°41°36°339°22°327°324°
Cauca------------15°34°30°24°38°35°343°22°329°324°
César----------36°23°35°38°24°45°40°339°26°326°324°
Chocó----------36°19°35°34°25°42°39°342°26°328°324°
Córdoba----------36°21°35°37°25°44°40°341°27°327°324°
Cundinamarca----------36°19°34°34°23°41°36°341°23°328°324°
Guainía----------11°37°28°34°42°20°46°357°39°335°24°325°324°
Guaviare----------36°18°33°32°21°38°33°340°19°328°324°
Huila------------17°34°31°23°39°35°342°22°329°324°
La Guajira----------36°26°35°41°24°47°42°338°27°326°10°323°
Magdalena----------36°24°35°39°25°46°41°339°27°326°10°323°
Meta----------36°19°33°33°22°39°34°341°21°328°324°
Narino------------14°34°29°24°37°34°344°22°330°324°
Norte de Santander----------36°23°34°37°23°44°39°339°25°327°324°
Putumayo------------15°33°29°23°36°32°343°20°329°324°
Quindío----------36°18°34°33°24°40°36°342°23°328°324°
Risaralda----------36°18°34°33°24°41°37°342°24°328°324°
San Andrés y Providencia----------35°21°37°38°29°48°46°344°33°328°16°323°
Santander----------36°21°34°36°23°43°38°340°24°327°324°
Sucre----------36°22°35°37°25°45°41°340°27°327°10°323°
Tolima----------36°18°34°33°23°40°36°342°23°328°324°
Valle del Cauca------------17°34°32°24°40°36°343°23°329°324°
Vaupés----------36°17°32°31°20°36°360°31°340°17°328°324°
Vichada----------36°22°33°35°20°41°359°34°338°20°327°324°

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06