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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 Colombia.

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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.
Bogotá25°43°43°29°51°360°42°330°24°317°314°----------46°
Amazonas21°41°38°25°44°357°35°332°18°318°------------46°
Antioquia25°44°44°31°53°45°330°27°316°314°----------46°
Arauca28°43°46°27°52°356°42°327°23°315°314°----------46°
Atlántico28°45°48°33°57°48°328°29°315°314°----------47°
Caldas24°44°43°30°51°44°331°25°317°314°----------46°
Caquetá22°42°40°27°47°359°39°332°21°318°314°----------46°
Cartagena28°45°47°33°56°48°329°29°315°313°----------46°
Casanare27°43°45°27°51°357°42°328°23°316°314°----------46°
Cauca21°43°39°30°48°42°334°24°318°314°----------46°
César28°45°47°31°55°359°46°328°27°315°314°----------46°
Chocó24°44°43°32°52°45°332°27°317°314°----------46°
Córdoba26°45°45°32°54°46°330°28°316°314°----------46°
Cundinamarca25°43°43°29°51°359°42°330°24°317°314°----------46°
Guainía34°43°51°26°56°350°43°323°23°314°315°----------13°47°
Guaviare24°42°41°26°48°357°39°330°20°317°------------46°
Huila22°43°40°29°49°41°332°24°318°314°----------46°
La Guajira31°45°49°31°57°357°47°326°28°314°314°----------10°47°
Magdalena28°45°47°32°56°360°47°328°28°315°314°----------47°
Meta24°42°42°28°49°358°41°330°22°317°314°----------46°
Narino20°43°38°30°47°41°335°24°319°314°------------
Norte de Santander28°44°46°30°54°358°45°328°26°315°314°----------46°
Putumayo21°42°38°28°46°39°333°22°318°314°----------46°
Quindío23°43°42°30°50°43°332°25°317°314°----------46°
Risaralda24°44°42°30°51°44°332°26°317°314°----------46°
San Andrés y Providencia25°47°45°38°58°10°53°332°35°316°14°313°----------46°
Santander27°44°45°30°53°359°44°329°25°316°314°----------46°
Sucre27°45°46°32°55°47°329°28°315°314°----------46°
Tolima23°43°42°30°50°43°332°25°317°314°----------46°
Valle del Cauca22°44°41°30°50°43°333°25°318°314°----------46°
Vaupés24°41°41°25°46°356°37°330°19°317°------------46°
Vichada28°42°45°25°50°354°40°327°21°316°------------46°

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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