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 Slovakia.
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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.
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Az.
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Alt.
Az.
Alt.
Az.
Bratislava
29°
124°
42°
157°
42°
198°
31°
233°
13°
259°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
99°
Banska Bystrica
29°
126°
41°
160°
41°
200°
29°
235°
11°
260°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
101°
Kosice
31°
128°
42°
163°
41°
203°
28°
237°
10°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
102°
Nitra
29°
125°
42°
158°
42°
199°
30°
234°
12°
259°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
100°
Presov
30°
128°
42°
163°
41°
203°
28°
236°
10°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
103°
Trencin
29°
125°
41°
159°
42°
199°
30°
233°
12°
259°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
100°
Trnava
29°
124°
41°
158°
42°
199°
30°
233°
12°
259°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
100°
Zilina
29°
126°
41°
160°
41°
200°
29°
234°
11°
260°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
101°
The Sky and Stars in Slovakia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bratislava, Slovakia 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.
