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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas23°46°43°37°56°10°51°334°34°317°12°313°----------46°
Amazonas19°44°38°33°49°44°336°28°319°314°------------
Anzoategui24°46°44°35°55°49°332°31°316°10°313°----------46°
Apure19°46°39°37°52°12°49°338°33°319°12°314°------------
Aragua23°46°43°37°55°10°51°334°33°317°12°313°----------46°
Barinas20°46°40°38°53°13°51°338°35°319°14°313°------------
Bolívar22°45°41°33°52°46°333°28°318°314°----------46°
Carabobo22°46°43°37°55°11°51°335°34°317°13°313°----------45°
Cojedes21°46°42°37°54°11°51°336°34°318°13°313°----------45°
Delta Amacuro26°45°45°33°55°47°330°29°316°314°----------46°
Distrito Federal23°46°43°37°56°10°51°334°34°317°12°313°----------46°
Falcón22°47°42°39°56°13°53°336°36°317°15°313°----------45°
Guárico23°46°42°36°54°49°334°32°317°11°313°----------46°
Lara21°47°41°38°55°13°52°337°35°318°14°313°----------45°
Mérida19°46°39°38°53°14°51°339°35°319°14°313°------------
Miranda24°46°44°37°56°51°333°33°316°12°313°----------46°
Monagas25°45°45°34°55°48°331°30°316°313°----------46°
Nueva Esparta26°46°45°36°57°50°331°32°316°11°313°----------46°
Portuguesa21°46°41°38°54°12°51°337°34°318°13°313°------------
Sucre26°46°45°35°56°49°331°31°316°10°313°----------46°
Táchira18°46°38°38°52°15°51°340°35°319°14°314°------------
Trujillo20°46°40°38°54°14°52°338°35°318°14°313°------------
Vargas21°46°42°38°55°12°52°336°35°318°14°313°----------45°
Yaracuy22°47°42°38°55°12°52°336°35°317°14°313°----------45°
Zulia19°47°40°39°54°16°53°339°37°318°16°313°------------

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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