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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Spain?


Madrid, capital of Spain.

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 Spain.

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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.
Madrid24°52°43°63°64°70°85°41°71°289°49°294°29°305°12°319°------37°
A Coruña23°50°41°64°62°75°83°81°75°280°54°289°34°301°17°316°333°----35°
Álava26°53°45°66°66°76°87°63°71°283°50°292°30°304°14°319°337°--19°11°38°
Albacete24°52°44°62°65°68°85°20°69°293°47°296°27°306°10°320°------38°
Alacant25°53°45°63°67°66°84°67°294°46°297°26°307°321°------39°
Almería22°51°42°61°64°64°82°18°68°298°47°298°27°307°320°------38°
Asturias24°52°43°65°64°76°85°79°73°281°52°290°32°302°15°317°335°----10°36°
Ávila24°51°43°63°64°71°85°48°72°289°50°294°30°304°13°318°336°----37°
Badajoz21°50°40°61°61°67°82°46°73°294°51°295°31°304°13°317°------35°
Barcelona28°55°48°66°69°73°87°338°67°287°46°295°26°307°10°322°----22°12°41°
Burgos25°52°44°65°65°74°86°61°71°284°50°292°30°304°14°318°336°----10°37°
Cáceres22°50°41°62°62°68°83°47°72°292°51°295°31°304°13°317°------36°
Cádiz20°49°40°59°61°63°81°33°71°300°49°298°29°305°11°318°------35°
Cantabria25°53°44°65°65°76°86°74°72°282°51°291°31°303°14°318°336°--18°10°37°
Castellón26°53°46°64°67°70°86°68°290°47°296°27°306°10°321°------10°39°
Ceuta20°50°40°59°61°62°81°28°70°301°48°298°28°306°10°318°------36°
Ciudad Real23°51°42°62°64°68°84°33°70°293°49°296°29°305°11°319°------37°
Córdoba22°50°41°61°63°66°83°32°71°296°49°297°29°305°11°318°------36°
Cuenca25°52°44°63°65°70°86°27°69°290°48°295°28°305°11°319°------38°
Girona29°55°48°67°70°75°87°324°67°286°46°295°26°307°10°322°----23°13°41°
Granada22°51°42°61°63°64°82°24°69°297°48°298°27°306°10°319°------37°
Guadalajara24°52°44°63°65°71°86°39°70°289°49°294°29°305°12°319°------37°
Guipúzcoa27°53°45°66°66°76°88°66°70°282°49°292°30°304°14°319°337°--20°11°38°
Huelva20°49°40°60°61°65°81°38°72°299°50°297°30°305°12°317°------35°
Huesca27°54°47°66°68°75°88°68°285°47°294°28°306°12°321°339°--21°12°40°
Illes Balears27°54°47°64°69°69°85°341°66°291°44°297°25°308°322°------11°41°
Jaén22°51°42°61°63°65°83°27°70°296°48°297°28°306°10°319°------37°
La Rioja26°53°45°65°66°74°87°51°70°284°49°293°30°304°13°319°337°----10°38°
Las Palmas18°49°39°54°60°49°74°62°312°41°305°20°310°321°------38°
León24°52°43°64°64°74°85°70°73°283°51°291°32°303°15°317°335°----36°
Lleida27°54°47°66°68°74°88°68°286°47°294°27°306°11°321°------11°40°
Lugo23°51°42°64°62°75°84°77°74°281°53°290°33°302°16°316°334°----35°
Málaga21°50°41°60°62°64°82°26°70°299°48°298°28°306°10°319°------37°
Melilla21°50°41°59°63°61°81°17°68°301°47°299°26°307°320°------37°
Murcia24°52°44°62°65°66°84°12°68°295°47°297°26°307°320°------38°
Navarra27°53°46°66°67°75°88°49°70°284°49°293°29°305°13°319°338°--20°11°39°
Ourense23°50°41°63°62°73°84°72°74°284°53°291°33°302°16°316°334°----35°
Palencia24°52°43°64°64°73°86°60°72°285°51°292°31°304°14°318°336°----37°
Pontevedra22°50°41°63°61°73°83°74°75°283°54°290°34°302°16°316°333°----35°
Salamanca23°51°42°63°63°71°84°55°72°288°51°293°31°304°14°317°335°----36°
Santa Cruz de Tenerife18°49°39°55°60°50°74°63°312°42°305°20°310°321°------38°
Segovia24°52°43°63°64°71°85°48°71°288°50°293°30°304°13°318°336°----37°
Sevilla21°50°40°60°62°65°82°35°71°298°50°297°29°305°11°318°------36°
Soria26°53°45°65°66°73°87°45°70°286°49°293°29°305°13°319°337°----10°38°
Tarragona27°54°47°65°68°72°87°352°67°288°46°295°27°306°10°321°------11°40°
Teruel25°53°45°64°66°70°86°19°69°289°48°295°28°306°11°320°------10°39°
Toledo23°51°43°63°64°69°85°39°71°291°49°295°29°305°12°318°------37°
València26°53°46°64°67°69°85°67°291°46°296°26°307°321°------10°39°
Valladolid24°52°43°64°64°73°85°57°72°286°51°293°31°304°14°318°336°----37°
Vizcaya26°53°45°66°66°76°87°72°71°282°50°291°30°304°14°319°337°--19°11°38°
Zamora23°51°42°63°63°72°85°60°73°286°51°292°31°303°14°317°335°----36°
Zaragoza27°54°47°66°68°74°88°357°68°286°47°294°27°306°11°321°----22°12°40°

The Sky and Stars in Spain

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Madrid, Spain 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