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 Ukraine.
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22:00
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Kiev
41°
66°
59°
84°
78°
116°
78°
243°
59°
276°
41°
293°
25°
310°
12°
329°
5°
349°
5°
11°
12°
32°
25°
50°
Zaporozhye
40°
65°
59°
81°
79°
108°
79°
254°
59°
279°
40°
295°
23°
311°
10°
329°
3°
350°
3°
11°
11°
32°
24°
50°
Uzhgorod
35°
61°
53°
76°
73°
97°
84°
227°
65°
274°
45°
290°
28°
306°
14°
324°
5°
344°
3°
5°
8°
26°
20°
45°
Simferopol
40°
64°
60°
77°
82°
92°
77°
273°
56°
286°
36°
299°
19°
314°
6°
331°
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1°
13°
9°
33°
23°
50°
The Sky and Stars in Ukraine
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kiev, Ukraine 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.
