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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Romania?


Bucharest, capital of Romania.

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 Romania.

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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.
Bucharest35°60°55°73°76°85°83°271°61°284°41°296°23°310°327°346°--28°19°46°
Alba37°63°56°78°76°100°82°245°62°277°42°293°25°309°12°326°347°29°21°47°
Arad34°59°53°73°73°89°85°244°65°278°45°292°27°307°12°324°343°26°18°44°
Arges35°60°54°73°75°86°83°265°62°282°42°295°24°309°10°326°345°--28°18°45°
Bacau37°62°56°76°76°93°82°257°61°280°42°295°24°309°10°327°347°29°20°47°
Bihor34°60°53°74°73°92°85°239°64°277°45°292°27°307°12°324°344°26°19°44°
Bistrita-Nasaud36°61°55°76°75°94°83°246°63°278°43°293°26°308°12°325°345°27°20°46°
Botosani37°63°56°78°76°99°82°247°62°278°42°293°25°309°11°327°347°29°21°47°
Braila37°61°56°74°77°88°81°267°60°283°40°296°23°310°327°347°--29°20°47°
Brasov35°61°55°74°75°90°83°259°62°281°42°294°24°309°10°326°346°28°19°46°
Buzau36°61°56°74°76°88°82°265°61°283°41°296°23°310°327°347°--29°20°46°
Calarasi34°59°53°71°74°82°84°275°63°284°42°296°24°309°325°----27°17°45°
Caras-Severin33°59°52°72°73°85°85°258°64°281°44°293°26°307°11°324°343°--26°17°44°
Cluj35°60°54°75°74°92°84°245°64°278°44°293°26°308°12°325°344°27°19°45°
Constanta36°61°56°73°77°85°81°273°60°285°40°297°22°311°328°----29°20°47°
Covasna36°61°55°75°76°90°82°260°62°281°42°295°24°309°10°326°346°28°20°46°
Dambovita35°60°55°74°75°90°83°257°62°280°43°294°25°309°10°326°346°28°19°46°
Dolj34°59°53°71°74°83°84°271°63°283°43°295°24°309°10°325°345°--27°17°44°
Galati37°62°56°75°77°91°81°263°61°282°41°296°23°310°327°347°29°20°47°
Giurgiu35°60°55°72°76°84°83°273°61°284°41°296°23°310°326°----28°18°46°
Gorj34°59°53°72°74°85°84°264°63°282°43°294°25°308°10°325°344°--27°18°44°
Harghita36°61°55°75°76°93°83°253°62°279°42°294°25°309°11°326°346°28°20°46°
Hunedoara34°59°53°73°74°88°85°254°64°280°44°293°26°308°11°324°344°26°18°44°
Ialomita36°61°56°73°77°86°82°270°61°284°41°296°23°310°327°347°--29°19°46°
Iasi37°62°56°77°77°97°81°253°61°279°42°294°24°310°11°327°347°29°21°47°
Maramures36°61°54°76°74°95°83°240°63°276°44°292°26°308°12°325°345°27°20°45°
Mehedinti33°59°53°71°73°84°85°266°64°282°43°294°25°308°10°324°344°--26°17°44°
Mures35°61°55°75°75°92°83°251°63°279°43°293°25°308°11°325°345°27°19°46°
Neamt37°62°56°76°76°95°82°252°62°279°42°294°25°309°11°327°347°29°21°47°
Olt34°59°54°72°75°84°84°270°63°283°42°295°24°309°325°345°--27°18°45°
Prahova36°60°55°74°76°87°83°265°62°282°41°295°24°310°326°346°--28°19°46°
Salaj35°60°54°75°74°93°84°242°64°277°44°292°26°307°12°325°344°27°19°45°
Satu Mare35°61°54°76°74°95°84°235°64°276°45°292°27°307°13°324°344°26°19°45°
Sibiu35°60°54°74°75°90°84°255°63°280°43°294°25°308°11°325°345°27°19°45°
Suceava37°62°56°77°76°97°82°247°62°278°43°293°25°309°11°326°346°28°21°47°
Teleorman34°59°54°72°75°83°83°273°62°284°42°296°23°309°326°----28°18°45°
Timis33°59°52°72°73°87°86°249°65°279°45°293°26°307°12°324°343°--25°17°44°
Tulcea37°62°57°75°78°89°81°268°60°284°40°297°22°311°328°348°--30°21°47°
Valcea34°60°54°73°75°86°84°263°63°282°43°295°24°309°10°325°345°--27°18°45°
Vaslui37°62°57°76°77°95°81°257°61°280°41°295°24°310°10°327°347°29°21°47°
Vrancea36°61°56°75°77°91°82°261°61°282°41°295°23°310°10°327°347°29°20°47°

The Sky and Stars in Romania

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bucharest, Romania 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