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Can η-Lyrids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

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 India.

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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.
Delhi36°54°57°52°74°16°66°315°45°305°24°309°319°--------16°48°
Andhara Pradesh31°48°51°38°62°54°326°34°313°13°313°----------10°47°
Assam46°53°66°38°71°339°54°310°32°307°11°314°--------43°25°51°
Bangala42°51°62°38°69°347°54°313°33°308°12°313°--------42°21°50°
Bihar40°53°61°44°72°354°58°313°37°307°16°312°--------40°20°50°
Chandigarh37°56°58°55°76°20°67°312°46°303°25°308°319°--------17°48°
Chhattisgarh35°50°56°41°67°57°320°36°310°15°312°----------14°48°
Gujarat28°51°49°48°66°22°64°330°45°311°24°310°317°--------45°
Haryana35°55°57°53°74°20°67°315°46°305°25°308°318°--------16°48°
India29°51°51°48°67°21°64°327°45°310°23°310°317°--------46°
Jammu and Kashmir38°58°60°59°79°25°69°306°48°300°27°307°318°------36°19°49°
Karnataka27°48°47°40°60°10°55°331°37°314°15°312°----------46°
Kerala23°46°44°37°56°51°334°34°317°12°313°----------46°
Madhya Pradesh34°52°55°46°69°10°61°321°41°308°20°310°----------14°48°
Maharashtra30°49°50°42°64°11°58°327°39°312°17°312°----------46°
Manipur46°52°65°35°69°339°52°311°31°308°10°314°--------43°25°51°
Megahalaya44°52°64°39°70°343°54°311°33°307°12°313°--------42°23°51°
Orissa36°50°56°39°66°358°55°320°34°310°13°313°----------15°48°
Pondisheri27°46°47°36°58°51°330°32°315°11°313°----------46°
Punjab36°56°57°56°76°24°68°313°47°303°26°307°318°--------16°48°
Rajasthan32°53°54°51°71°21°66°322°46°307°25°309°318°--------12°47°
Tamil Nadu25°46°45°36°56°50°332°32°316°11°313°----------46°
Tripura43°51°63°36°69°343°53°312°31°308°10°314°--------42°23°50°
Uttar Pradesh38°54°59°49°73°62°315°41°306°20°310°321°--------17°49°
Uttaranchal38°56°60°53°76°12°65°311°44°304°23°309°320°------37°18°49°

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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