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Can Draconids be seen in Ecuador?


Quito, capital of Ecuador.

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 Ecuador.

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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.
Quito------------13°34°28°24°36°33°345°21°330°324°
Guayaquil------------10°34°25°24°33°31°346°20°331°324°
Azuay------------10°34°25°24°33°30°345°19°331°324°
Bolívar------------11°34°26°24°34°31°345°20°331°324°
Canar------------10°34°25°24°33°31°345°19°331°324°
Carchi------------14°34°29°24°36°34°344°21°330°324°
Chimborazo------------11°34°26°24°34°31°345°19°330°324°
Cotopaxi------------13°34°28°24°36°34°345°22°330°324°
El Oro------------34°24°24°32°30°346°19°331°324°
Esmeraldas------------13°34°28°25°36°34°345°22°330°324°
Galápagos------------36°23°29°34°14°36°352°27°334°12°325°
Guayas------------10°34°25°24°33°31°346°20°331°324°
Imbabura------------13°34°28°24°36°33°344°21°330°324°
Loja------------34°24°24°32°29°346°18°331°324°
Los Ríos------------11°34°26°24°34°32°345°20°331°324°
Manabí------------13°34°28°25°36°34°345°22°330°324°
Morona-Santiago------------11°34°26°23°33°30°345°18°330°324°
Napo------------14°34°29°23°37°33°343°21°329°324°
Orellana------------10°34°25°24°33°31°346°20°331°324°
Pastaza------------12°33°27°23°34°31°344°19°330°324°
Pichincha------------13°34°28°24°36°33°345°21°330°324°
Sucumbíos------------14°34°28°23°36°32°343°20°329°324°
Tungurahua------------12°34°27°24°34°32°345°20°330°324°
Zamora-Chinchipe------------34°24°23°31°29°345°18°331°324°

The Sky and Stars in Ecuador

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Quito, Ecuador 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