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Can Draconids be seen in Greece?


Athens, capital of Greece.

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 Greece.

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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.
Athens28°318°14°330°345°19°17°34°32°44°49°48°66°39°74°351°62°316°44°312°
Argolis30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Arkadhia28°318°14°329°344°19°16°33°31°43°48°48°65°40°73°354°62°317°45°312°
Arta30°317°16°328°343°18°17°33°31°44°48°49°66°43°75°356°64°315°47°311°
Attiki28°318°14°330°345°19°17°34°32°44°49°48°66°39°74°351°62°315°44°312°
Dhodhekanisos30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Drama30°317°17°329°345°10°20°20°34°35°45°52°51°69°44°77°348°64°311°46°310°
Evritania30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Evros29°318°16°330°346°10°21°21°35°35°46°53°51°70°42°76°343°62°311°45°310°
Evvoia28°318°14°330°345°19°18°34°32°44°50°49°67°40°74°351°62°315°45°312°
Florina31°317°17°328°344°18°19°33°33°44°50°51°67°45°77°355°65°313°47°310°
Fokis30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Fthiotis29°318°15°329°344°19°18°33°32°44°49°49°67°41°75°352°63°315°45°311°
Grevena31°317°17°328°344°18°18°33°32°44°49°50°67°44°76°355°64°314°47°310°
Ilia30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Imathia31°317°17°329°344°19°19°33°33°45°50°50°67°44°76°353°64°313°47°310°
Ioannina31°317°17°328°343°18°17°33°32°44°49°50°66°44°76°357°64°315°47°311°
Iraklion25°320°11°331°346°--20°15°34°31°43°48°46°65°35°71°350°59°318°42°314°
Kardhitsa30°317°16°329°344°18°18°33°32°44°49°49°66°43°75°354°64°314°46°311°
Kastoria31°317°17°328°343°18°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°45°76°355°65°313°47°310°
Kavala30°317°16°330°345°20°20°34°35°45°52°51°69°44°77°347°63°311°46°310°
Kefallinia30°317°15°328°343°18°16°32°31°43°48°48°65°42°74°357°64°317°46°312°
Kerkira31°317°17°328°343°17°17°32°31°43°48°49°65°44°76°359°65°315°48°311°
Khalkidhiki30°317°16°329°345°19°19°34°34°45°51°51°68°43°76°349°63°312°46°310°
Khania30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Khios27°319°13°331°346°21°19°35°34°45°51°49°68°38°74°346°61°314°43°312°
Kikladhes30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Kilkis31°317°17°329°344°19°19°34°34°45°51°51°68°45°77°351°64°312°47°310°
Korinthia29°318°14°329°344°19°17°33°31°44°49°48°66°40°74°353°62°316°45°312°
Kozani31°317°17°329°344°18°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°44°76°354°64°313°47°310°
Lakonia28°318°13°329°344°19°16°33°31°43°48°47°65°39°73°353°61°317°44°313°
Larisa30°317°16°329°344°19°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°43°76°353°64°314°46°311°
Lasithi25°320°11°331°346°--20°16°34°31°43°49°46°65°34°71°348°58°318°41°314°
Lesvos27°319°14°331°346°21°19°35°34°45°52°49°68°39°74°345°61°313°43°312°
Levkas30°318°15°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°354°63°315°46°311°
Magnisia26°319°11°330°345°--20°15°34°31°43°48°46°65°35°71°351°59°318°42°314°
Messinia28°318°14°329°344°18°16°33°30°43°48°47°65°39°73°355°62°318°45°313°
Pella31°317°17°329°344°19°19°33°33°45°50°51°68°45°77°353°65°312°47°310°
Pieria28°318°14°330°345°19°17°34°32°44°49°48°66°39°74°351°62°316°44°312°
Preveza30°317°16°328°343°18°17°32°31°43°48°49°65°43°75°357°64°316°47°311°
Rethimni26°319°11°330°345°--20°15°33°31°43°48°46°65°35°71°351°59°318°42°314°
Rodhopi30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°42°75°355°63°315°46°311°
Samos26°319°12°331°347°21°18°35°34°45°51°48°68°36°73°345°60°315°42°313°
Serrai30°317°17°329°345°19°20°34°34°45°51°51°68°44°77°349°64°311°46°310°
Thesprotia31°317°17°328°343°18°17°32°31°44°48°49°66°44°76°357°65°315°47°311°
Thessaloniki30°317°17°329°344°19°19°34°34°45°51°51°68°44°76°351°64°312°46°310°
Trikala30°317°16°329°344°18°18°33°32°44°49°50°66°43°75°354°64°314°46°311°
Voiotia29°318°15°329°345°19°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°40°74°352°62°315°45°312°
Xanthi30°318°16°330°345°10°20°20°35°35°46°52°51°69°44°77°346°63°311°46°310°
Zakinthos29°318°15°329°343°18°16°32°30°43°47°48°65°41°74°357°63°317°46°312°

The Sky and Stars in Greece

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Athens, Greece 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