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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

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 Mexico.

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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.
México City17°48°39°49°58°34°65°351°52°318°31°310°314°----------
Aguascalientes16°49°38°50°58°39°68°356°55°317°35°309°13°312°----------
Baja California33°55°55°55°74°29°70°317°49°304°28°307°317°--------14°47°
Baja California Sur34°53°55°49°71°16°64°320°44°307°22°309°319°--------14°47°
Campeche23°50°45°47°62°25°63°337°46°314°25°310°316°--------44°
Chiapas20°48°41°45°58°25°60°342°45°317°24°312°315°----------
Chihuahua39°55°61°50°75°63°312°41°305°20°310°321°------38°19°49°
Coahuila de Zaragoza20°50°41°54°62°45°73°353°59°311°38°306°17°311°--------40°
Colima35°49°55°38°65°359°54°321°34°311°13°313°----------14°48°
Distrito Federal17°48°38°49°58°34°65°351°51°318°31°310°314°----------
Durango15°47°35°56°56°58°76°32°71°313°50°302°29°306°10°317°--------
Guanajuato17°49°38°50°58°37°67°353°54°318°33°310°12°313°----------
Guerrero15°48°37°48°56°34°63°353°51°320°30°311°314°----------
Hidalgo18°49°39°49°59°35°66°350°52°317°31°310°10°313°----------
Jalisco14°48°36°50°56°39°66°359°55°320°35°310°13°312°----------
Michoacán de Ocampo15°48°36°49°56°37°65°355°53°320°33°311°11°313°----------
Morelos17°48°38°48°57°34°64°351°51°318°30°311°314°----------
Nayarit14°48°36°51°56°41°68°57°319°37°309°15°312°----------
Nuevo León21°50°42°53°62°41°71°349°56°312°35°307°14°312°--------41°
Oaxaca17°48°39°47°57°30°62°348°48°318°27°311°314°----------
Puebla19°50°41°53°61°43°71°353°57°313°36°307°15°312°--------40°
Querétaro de Arteaga17°49°39°50°59°36°66°351°53°317°32°310°11°313°----------
Quintana Roo25°50°46°46°63°22°62°334°44°313°23°311°316°--------45°
San Luis Potosí18°49°39°51°59°39°68°353°55°316°34°309°13°313°----------
Sinaloa25°51°47°51°66°33°68°336°51°310°29°308°315°--------44°
Sonora36°55°57°53°74°19°67°315°46°304°25°308°318°--------16°48°
Tabasco21°49°42°46°60°26°62°341°46°316°25°311°315°--------43°
Tamaulipas21°50°42°52°63°40°70°347°55°312°34°308°13°313°--------41°
Tlaxcala18°49°39°48°58°33°65°349°51°317°30°310°314°----------
Veracruz-Llave19°49°40°48°59°32°64°347°50°317°29°310°314°----------
Yucatán25°50°46°47°64°25°64°335°46°312°25°310°316°--------44°
Zacatecas17°49°38°51°59°41°69°356°56°316°36°309°14°312°----------

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico 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