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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Austria?


Wien, capital of Austria.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Lyrids(ELY) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, May 3 2020 until Thursday, May 14 2020. Its peak day is Friday, May 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 η-Lyrids

η-Lyrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=287°, delta=+44°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 η-Lyrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Friday, May 8 2020, for the following cities in Austria.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Wien40°65°59°81°79°107°78°255°59°280°39°295°23°311°10°330°350°12°11°32°24°50°
Burgenland40°65°59°80°80°104°78°259°58°281°39°296°22°312°330°350°12°10°32°24°50°
Kärnten38°63°57°77°78°97°80°258°60°281°40°295°23°311°10°328°348°10°30°22°48°
Niederösterreich40°65°59°81°79°106°79°254°59°279°40°295°23°311°10°329°350°11°11°32°24°49°
Oberösterreich39°64°58°79°78°103°80°251°60°279°41°294°24°310°11°328°348°10°10°30°23°48°
Salzburg38°63°57°78°77°100°81°251°61°279°41°294°24°310°11°327°348°30°22°48°
Steiermark39°64°58°78°78°100°80°257°59°281°40°295°23°311°10°329°349°10°31°22°49°
Tirol37°62°56°77°76°96°82°251°62°279°42°294°25°309°11°327°347°29°21°47°
Vorarlberg36°61°55°76°75°95°83°247°63°278°43°293°25°308°12°326°345°28°20°46°

The Sky and Stars in Austria

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wien, Austria 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