σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 σ-Hydrids
σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Albania.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Az.
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Tirane
34°
123°
49°
158°
48°
204°
33°
239°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Berat
35°
122°
49°
158°
49°
205°
33°
240°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Diber
34°
123°
48°
159°
48°
205°
33°
239°
11°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Durres
34°
122°
49°
158°
48°
204°
33°
239°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Elbasan
34°
123°
49°
159°
48°
205°
33°
239°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Fier
34°
122°
49°
158°
49°
204°
33°
239°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
99°
Gjirokaster
35°
122°
50°
158°
49°
205°
33°
240°
12°
263°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Korce
35°
123°
49°
159°
48°
206°
33°
240°
11°
263°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Kukes
34°
124°
48°
159°
47°
204°
32°
239°
11°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Lezhe
34°
123°
48°
158°
48°
204°
33°
239°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Shkoder
33°
123°
48°
159°
47°
204°
33°
238°
12°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
100°
Vlore
35°
122°
50°
158°
49°
205°
34°
240°
12°
262°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
99°
The Sky and Stars in Albania
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Tirane, Albania 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.
