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 Belgium.
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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
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Brussels
20°
113°
35°
143°
41°
181°
35°
218°
20°
248°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
90°
Antwerpen
20°
113°
35°
143°
41°
181°
34°
218°
19°
247°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
90°
Brabant Wallon
20°
113°
35°
143°
41°
181°
35°
218°
20°
248°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
90°
Hainaut
20°
112°
35°
142°
42°
180°
35°
218°
20°
247°
1°
271°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
89°
Ličge
20°
113°
35°
143°
41°
181°
35°
218°
20°
248°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
90°
Limburg
21°
114°
35°
144°
41°
182°
34°
219°
19°
248°
0°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
91°
Luxembourg
21°
114°
36°
144°
42°
182°
35°
220°
19°
249°
0°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
91°
Namur
21°
113°
36°
143°
41°
181°
35°
219°
20°
248°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
90°
Oost-Vlaanderen
20°
113°
35°
142°
41°
180°
35°
217°
20°
247°
1°
271°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
89°
Vlaams Brabant
20°
113°
35°
143°
41°
181°
35°
218°
20°
248°
1°
272°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
90°
West-Vlaanderen
19°
112°
34°
141°
41°
179°
35°
217°
20°
246°
2°
271°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
89°
The Sky and Stars in Belgium
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brussels, Belgium 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.
