Can η-Aquariids be seen in Netherlands?
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of η-Aquariids
η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 2020, for the following cities in Netherlands.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Amsterdam | - | - | - | - | 6° | 99° | 23° | 125° | 34° | 157° | 36° | 194° | 26° | 228° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drenthe | - | - | - | - | 7° | 101° | 23° | 127° | 34° | 159° | 35° | 196° | 25° | 229° | 9° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flevoland | - | - | - | - | 6° | 100° | 23° | 126° | 34° | 158° | 36° | 195° | 26° | 228° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Friesland | - | - | - | - | 6° | 100° | 23° | 126° | 34° | 158° | 35° | 195° | 26° | 228° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gelderland | - | - | - | - | 7° | 100° | 24° | 126° | 35° | 158° | 36° | 195° | 26° | 229° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Groningen | - | - | - | - | 7° | 101° | 23° | 127° | 34° | 159° | 35° | 196° | 25° | 229° | 9° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limburg | - | - | - | - | 7° | 100° | 24° | 126° | 36° | 158° | 37° | 195° | 27° | 229° | 10° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Noord-Brabant | - | - | - | - | 6° | 99° | 23° | 125° | 35° | 157° | 37° | 194° | 27° | 228° | 11° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Noord-Holland | - | - | - | - | 6° | 99° | 23° | 125° | 34° | 157° | 36° | 194° | 26° | 227° | 11° | 254° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overijssel | - | - | - | - | 7° | 101° | 24° | 127° | 35° | 159° | 36° | 196° | 26° | 229° | 10° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Utrecht | - | - | - | - | 6° | 99° | 23° | 125° | 35° | 157° | 36° | 194° | 27° | 228° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zeeland | - | - | - | - | 5° | 98° | 23° | 124° | 35° | 156° | 37° | 193° | 28° | 227° | 11° | 254° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Netherlands
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Amsterdam, Netherlands 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.
| Amsterdam | Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | Noord-Brabant | Noord-Holland | Overijssel | Utrecht | Zeeland |