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Can Draconids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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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.
Istanbul28°319°15°332°348°11°22°22°36°37°47°54°51°71°40°76°337°61°310°43°311°
Adana21°322°335°351°25°22°38°38°46°55°46°70°25°70°332°54°313°37°315°
Afion25°320°12°333°349°23°21°36°36°46°54°49°70°34°73°337°58°312°41°313°
Amasya24°322°12°335°352°13°26°25°39°41°48°58°50°74°30°73°326°57°309°39°313°
Ankara25°321°12°334°350°11°24°23°38°38°47°56°50°72°33°73°332°58°311°40°312°
Antalya24°321°10°333°349°23°19°36°35°45°53°47°69°31°71°339°57°315°39°314°
Artvin22°324°11°338°355°13°15°29°28°41°44°50°62°50°76°19°70°318°53°309°36°314°
Aydin26°320°12°332°347°21°19°35°34°45°52°48°68°35°73°343°59°314°42°313°
Balikesir27°319°14°331°347°22°20°36°36°46°53°50°70°38°75°341°60°312°43°312°
Bartin26°320°14°333°350°12°24°24°38°39°48°57°52°73°37°75°330°59°308°42°311°
Bayburt21°325°10°339°356°13°15°29°28°41°45°49°62°49°76°16°69°319°52°309°35°314°
Bilecik26°320°13°332°348°10°23°22°37°37°46°54°50°71°37°74°336°60°311°42°312°
Bursa27°319°14°332°348°10°22°21°36°37°46°54°50°71°38°75°338°60°311°43°311°
Corum24°321°12°335°351°12°25°24°39°40°48°58°50°73°31°73°327°57°310°40°312°
Denizli25°320°12°332°348°22°19°36°35°45°52°48°69°34°72°341°59°314°41°313°
Edirne29°318°16°331°346°11°21°21°35°36°46°53°52°70°43°77°341°63°309°45°310°
Elazig21°324°337°354°11°12°27°25°40°41°47°59°47°73°21°70°325°53°311°36°314°
Erzincan22°323°10°337°354°11°13°27°26°40°42°48°60°49°74°22°70°323°54°310°36°314°
Erzurum21°324°10°338°355°12°14°28°27°41°43°49°61°48°75°19°70°321°53°310°36°314°
Eskisehir26°320°13°333°349°10°23°22°37°37°46°54°50°71°36°74°336°59°311°41°312°
Gaziantep20°323°336°353°10°10°26°23°39°39°46°57°46°71°23°69°330°53°313°36°315°
Icel27°319°14°332°348°10°22°21°36°37°46°54°50°71°38°75°338°60°311°43°311°
Isparta24°321°11°333°349°23°20°36°36°45°53°48°69°33°72°338°58°314°40°313°
Izmir27°319°13°331°347°21°19°35°34°45°52°49°68°37°74°344°60°314°43°312°
Karabuk24°321°11°334°350°10°24°22°38°38°47°56°49°72°31°72°332°57°312°39°313°
Kars21°325°10°339°356°13°15°29°28°42°45°49°62°49°76°16°69°318°52°309°35°314°
Kayseri22°322°10°335°352°11°26°23°38°39°47°57°48°72°26°71°329°55°312°38°314°
Kirklareli29°318°16°331°347°11°21°22°36°37°47°54°52°71°43°77°340°62°309°45°310°
Kocaeli23°322°11°335°351°11°25°23°38°39°47°57°48°72°28°72°330°56°311°38°313°
Konya23°321°11°334°350°24°21°37°37°46°54°48°70°30°72°335°57°313°39°314°
Kutahya26°320°13°332°348°10°23°21°36°37°46°54°49°70°36°74°337°59°312°42°312°
Malatya21°323°337°353°11°11°27°24°39°40°47°58°47°73°22°70°327°54°312°36°314°
Manisa27°319°13°331°347°21°19°35°35°45°52°49°69°37°74°343°60°313°43°312°
Sakarya27°320°14°333°349°11°23°22°37°38°47°55°51°72°37°75°334°60°310°42°311°
Samsun24°322°12°335°352°10°13°26°26°39°41°49°59°51°75°30°73°324°57°309°39°312°
Sivas23°322°11°336°352°10°12°26°25°39°41°48°58°49°73°26°71°326°55°310°38°313°
Trabzon22°323°11°337°354°12°14°28°27°41°43°49°61°50°75°23°71°321°54°309°37°313°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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