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 Egypt.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
Alt.
Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Cairo
41°
56°
63°
51°
76°
359°
62°
309°
41°
304°
20°
310°
2°
322°
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
39°
21°
50°
Aswan
39°
52°
60°
42°
70°
356°
57°
315°
36°
308°
15°
312°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18°
49°
Asyut
40°
54°
61°
47°
73°
359°
60°
313°
39°
306°
18°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0°
39°
19°
50°
Beni Suef
41°
55°
62°
50°
75°
359°
62°
310°
40°
305°
19°
310°
1°
322°
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
39°
20°
50°
Damietta
43°
57°
64°
53°
77°
357°
63°
306°
41°
303°
20°
310°
2°
322°
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
39°
22°
51°
Gharbia
39°
54°
60°
47°
73°
360°
60°
313°
39°
306°
18°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19°
49°
Sinai
43°
55°
64°
47°
74°
351°
59°
309°
38°
305°
17°
311°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
40°
22°
51°
The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
