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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.
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 Denmark.
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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. | |
Copenhagen | 39° | 312° | 28° | 328° | 21° | 346° | 20° | 5° | 24° | 23° | 33° | 40° | 46° | 56° | 61° | 71° | 77° | 89° | 85° | 254° | 68° | 282° | 52° | 297° |
Arhus | 40° | 310° | 29° | 327° | 22° | 345° | 20° | 3° | 24° | 22° | 32° | 39° | 45° | 55° | 60° | 71° | 76° | 89° | 86° | 239° | 70° | 279° | 54° | 295° |
Bornholm | 37° | 313° | 27° | 330° | 20° | 348° | 19° | 6° | 24° | 25° | 33° | 41° | 46° | 57° | 62° | 72° | 79° | 88° | 84° | 264° | 67° | 284° | 51° | 299° |
Frederiksborg | 39° | 312° | 28° | 328° | 21° | 346° | 20° | 5° | 24° | 23° | 33° | 40° | 46° | 56° | 61° | 71° | 77° | 89° | 85° | 254° | 68° | 282° | 52° | 297° |
Fyn | 39° | 311° | 28° | 327° | 21° | 345° | 19° | 3° | 23° | 22° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 70° | 76° | 86° | 86° | 251° | 69° | 281° | 53° | 296° |
Nordjylland | 41° | 309° | 30° | 326° | 23° | 344° | 21° | 3° | 25° | 22° | 33° | 39° | 45° | 56° | 60° | 72° | 76° | 92° | 86° | 226° | 70° | 276° | 54° | 294° |
Ribe | 40° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 21° | 344° | 19° | 2° | 23° | 21° | 31° | 38° | 44° | 54° | 59° | 69° | 75° | 85° | 87° | 244° | 70° | 280° | 54° | 295° |
Ringkobing | 41° | 309° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 20° | 2° | 24° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 70° | 75° | 88° | 87° | 230° | 70° | 278° | 54° | 294° |
Roskilde | 39° | 311° | 28° | 328° | 21° | 346° | 20° | 5° | 24° | 23° | 33° | 40° | 45° | 56° | 60° | 71° | 77° | 88° | 85° | 253° | 68° | 281° | 52° | 297° |
Sonderjylland | 40° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 20° | 3° | 24° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 71° | 76° | 89° | 86° | 234° | 70° | 278° | 54° | 295° |
Staden Kobenhavn | 40° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 20° | 3° | 24° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 71° | 76° | 89° | 86° | 234° | 70° | 278° | 54° | 295° |
Storstrom | 40° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 20° | 3° | 24° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 71° | 76° | 89° | 86° | 234° | 70° | 278° | 54° | 295° |
Vejle | 40° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 20° | 3° | 23° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 44° | 55° | 59° | 70° | 76° | 87° | 87° | 242° | 70° | 280° | 54° | 295° |
Vestsjalland | 39° | 311° | 28° | 327° | 21° | 345° | 20° | 4° | 24° | 22° | 33° | 40° | 45° | 56° | 60° | 71° | 77° | 88° | 86° | 249° | 69° | 281° | 53° | 296° |
Viborg | 41° | 310° | 29° | 326° | 22° | 344° | 21° | 3° | 24° | 21° | 32° | 39° | 45° | 55° | 59° | 71° | 76° | 89° | 86° | 231° | 70° | 278° | 54° | 294° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Copenhagen, Denmark 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.
Copenhagen | Arhus | Bornholm | Frederiksborg | Fyn | Nordjylland | Ribe | Ringkobing | Roskilde | Sonderjylland | Staden Kobenhavn | Storstrom | Vejle | Vestsjalland | Viborg |