Can η-Aquariids be seen in United Kingdom?
London, England, capital of United Kingdom.
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 United Kingdom.
| 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. | |
| London, England | - | - | - | - | 12° | 108° | 28° | 135° | 37° | 169° | 35° | 206° | 22° | 238° | 4° | 263° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manchester, England | - | - | - | - | 10° | 106° | 26° | 133° | 35° | 167° | 33° | 203° | 22° | 235° | 6° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birmingham, England | - | - | - | - | 11° | 106° | 27° | 133° | 36° | 167° | 34° | 204° | 22° | 236° | 6° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liverpool, England | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 26° | 132° | 35° | 166° | 34° | 202° | 22° | 234° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiff, Wales | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 27° | 132° | 37° | 165° | 35° | 203° | 24° | 235° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swansea, Wales | - | - | - | - | 10° | 104° | 26° | 131° | 36° | 164° | 35° | 202° | 24° | 234° | 7° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newport, Wales | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 27° | 132° | 37° | 165° | 35° | 203° | 24° | 235° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrexham, Wales | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 26° | 132° | 35° | 166° | 34° | 202° | 23° | 234° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glasgow, Scotland | - | - | - | - | 9° | 105° | 23° | 132° | 32° | 165° | 32° | 200° | 22° | 232° | 6° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | - | - | - | - | 9° | 106° | 24° | 133° | 32° | 166° | 31° | 201° | 21° | 233° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen, Scotland | - | - | - | - | 9° | 107° | 23° | 135° | 31° | 167° | 30° | 202° | 20° | 234° | 5° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dundee, Scotland | - | - | - | - | 9° | 106° | 24° | 133° | 32° | 166° | 31° | 202° | 21° | 233° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 24° | 130° | 33° | 162° | 33° | 199° | 23° | 231° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derry, Northern Ireland | - | - | - | - | 7° | 102° | 23° | 129° | 33° | 161° | 33° | 197° | 23° | 229° | 8° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lisburn, Northern Ireland | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 24° | 130° | 33° | 162° | 33° | 198° | 23° | 231° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 23° | 130° | 33° | 162° | 33° | 199° | 23° | 231° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in United Kingdom
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from London, England, United Kingdom 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.