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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Hungary?


Budapest, capital of Hungary.

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 Hungary.

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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.
Budapest42°66°61°81°81°109°77°262°57°282°38°297°21°313°331°352°13°11°34°25°51°
Bacs-Kiskun41°65°61°80°82°103°77°266°56°284°37°298°20°314°332°352°14°10°34°24°51°
Baranya40°64°60°78°81°99°77°267°57°284°37°298°20°313°331°351°13°10°33°23°50°
Bekes42°66°62°81°83°108°76°267°55°284°36°299°19°314°333°353°15°11°35°25°52°
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen43°67°62°83°82°118°75°261°55°283°37°298°20°314°333°353°15°12°35°26°52°
Csongrad42°66°62°80°82°104°76°267°56°284°36°299°20°314°332°353°14°11°34°25°51°
Debrecen43°67°63°83°83°115°75°264°55°284°36°299°20°315°333°354°15°12°35°26°52°
Fejer41°65°61°80°81°105°77°263°57°283°38°297°21°313°331°352°13°11°33°24°51°
Gyor41°65°60°81°80°107°78°259°58°281°38°296°22°312°330°351°12°11°33°24°50°
Gyor-Moson-Sopron40°65°60°80°80°106°78°258°58°281°39°296°22°312°330°351°12°11°32°24°50°
Hajdu-Bihar43°67°63°82°83°114°75°264°55°284°36°299°20°315°333°354°15°12°35°26°52°
Heves42°67°62°82°82°113°76°262°56°283°37°298°21°314°332°353°14°12°34°26°52°
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok42°66°62°81°82°110°76°264°56°283°37°298°20°314°332°353°14°11°34°25°52°
Komarom-Esztergom41°66°61°81°81°108°77°260°57°282°38°297°21°313°331°351°13°11°33°25°51°
Miskolc43°67°62°83°82°117°76°261°56°282°37°298°21°314°332°353°15°12°35°26°52°
Nograd42°67°61°82°81°113°76°260°56°282°37°297°21°313°332°352°14°12°34°25°51°
Pecs40°64°60°78°81°98°77°267°57°284°37°298°20°313°331°351°13°10°33°23°50°
Pest42°66°61°81°81°109°77°262°56°283°37°297°21°313°332°352°14°11°34°25°51°
Somogy40°64°60°78°80°100°78°265°57°283°38°297°21°313°330°351°12°10°32°23°50°
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg44°68°63°84°83°120°75°263°55°283°36°298°20°315°333°354°16°13°35°27°53°
Szeged42°65°62°79°82°103°76°268°56°285°36°299°20°314°332°353°14°11°34°25°51°
Tolna41°65°60°79°81°101°77°265°57°284°37°298°21°313°331°352°13°10°33°24°50°
Vas40°64°59°79°80°102°78°261°58°282°39°296°22°312°330°350°12°10°32°23°50°
Veszprem41°65°60°80°80°104°78°262°57°282°38°297°21°313°331°351°13°10°33°24°50°
Zala40°64°59°79°80°100°78°263°58°283°38°297°21°312°330°350°12°10°32°23°50°

The Sky and Stars in Hungary

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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