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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Ireland?


Dublin, capital of Ireland.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

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 Ireland.

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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.
Dublin21°118°35°149°38°186°31°222°16°251°------------93°
Carlow21°117°35°148°39°185°32°221°17°250°------------93°
Cavan21°117°34°148°38°185°31°220°17°249°------------92°
Clare20°115°34°145°39°183°33°219°18°248°273°----------91°
Cork21°115°35°146°40°183°33°220°18°249°------------91°
Donegal20°117°33°147°37°184°31°219°17°249°------------92°
Galway20°115°34°146°39°183°32°219°18°248°273°----------91°
Kerry20°114°34°144°40°182°33°218°19°248°272°----------90°
Kildare21°117°34°148°39°185°31°221°17°250°------------93°
Kilkenny21°117°35°147°39°185°32°221°17°250°------------92°
Laois21°117°34°147°39°185°32°221°17°250°------------92°
Leitrim20°117°33°147°38°184°31°220°17°249°------------92°
Limerick21°116°34°146°39°183°33°220°18°249°------------91°
Longford21°117°34°147°38°184°31°220°17°249°------------92°
Louth21°118°34°149°38°186°31°221°16°250°------------93°
Mayo20°115°33°146°38°183°32°219°18°248°273°----------91°
Meath21°118°34°148°38°185°31°221°16°250°------------93°
Monaghan21°118°34°148°38°185°31°221°16°250°------------93°
Offaly21°117°34°147°39°185°32°221°17°250°------------92°
Roscommon20°116°34°147°38°184°32°220°17°249°------------92°
Sligo20°116°33°147°38°183°31°219°17°248°------------92°
Tipperary21°116°35°146°39°184°33°220°18°249°------------92°
Waterford22°117°35°147°40°185°32°221°17°250°------------93°
Westmeath21°117°34°148°38°185°31°221°17°250°------------92°
Wexford22°117°35°148°39°186°32°222°17°251°------------93°
Wicklow22°118°35°149°39°186°31°222°16°251°------------93°

The Sky and Stars in Ireland

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Dublin, Ireland 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