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Can Draconids be seen in Germany?


Berlin, capital of Germany.

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 Germany.

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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.
Berlin36°314°25°329°18°347°17°21°23°31°40°44°54°60°66°77°75°84°289°67°289°50°301°
Baden-Württemberg36°314°23°328°15°345°13°17°20°26°36°40°50°56°60°73°62°84°333°68°297°51°303°
Bayern35°315°22°329°15°346°13°17°22°27°37°41°51°57°61°75°62°83°322°67°297°49°304°
Brandenburg36°314°25°329°18°347°17°21°23°31°39°44°54°60°66°77°75°85°290°67°289°50°301°
Bremen39°311°27°327°19°344°17°21°21°29°37°42°52°58°66°75°76°87°291°70°287°53°298°
Hamburg38°312°27°327°20°345°18°21°21°30°38°43°53°59°67°76°78°87°280°69°286°53°298°
Hessen37°313°25°328°17°344°15°18°20°28°37°41°51°57°62°74°68°86°322°69°293°52°301°
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern38°313°26°329°19°346°18°22°23°32°40°45°55°60°68°77°81°85°274°68°286°51°299°
Niedersachsen38°312°26°327°19°344°17°20°21°29°37°42°52°58°65°75°75°87°298°69°288°53°299°
Nordrhein-Westfalen38°312°26°327°18°344°15°19°20°28°36°41°51°56°63°74°70°87°323°70°290°53°300°
Rheinland-Pfalz37°312°25°327°17°343°14°17°19°26°36°40°50°55°61°73°66°86°337°69°294°52°301°
Saarland37°313°24°327°16°343°13°17°19°26°35°39°49°55°60°72°64°85°342°69°295°52°302°
Sachsen35°314°23°329°15°345°13°18°21°27°37°41°51°57°61°75°63°84°323°67°296°50°303°
Sachsen-Anhalt36°313°25°329°18°346°16°20°22°30°39°43°53°59°65°76°73°85°297°68°290°51°301°
Schleswig-Holstein39°311°27°327°20°344°18°22°21°31°38°43°54°59°68°76°81°87°268°70°284°53°297°
Thüringen36°314°24°329°17°346°15°19°22°29°38°42°52°58°63°76°69°85°309°68°292°51°302°

The Sky and Stars in Germany

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Berlin, Germany 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