Can σ-Hydrids be seen in United Kingdom?
London, England, capital of United Kingdom.
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.
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 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 | 26° | 123° | 38° | 156° | 40° | 195° | 30° | 229° | 13° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 98° |
| Manchester, England | 24° | 122° | 36° | 154° | 38° | 191° | 29° | 226° | 14° | 254° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 97° |
| Birmingham, England | 24° | 122° | 37° | 154° | 39° | 192° | 30° | 227° | 14° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 97° |
| Liverpool, England | 23° | 121° | 35° | 153° | 38° | 190° | 30° | 225° | 14° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 96° |
| Cardiff, Wales | 24° | 120° | 37° | 152° | 40° | 190° | 31° | 226° | 15° | 254° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 96° |
| Swansea, Wales | 24° | 119° | 37° | 151° | 40° | 189° | 31° | 225° | 15° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 95° |
| Newport, Wales | 24° | 120° | 37° | 152° | 40° | 191° | 31° | 226° | 15° | 254° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 96° |
| Wrexham, Wales | 23° | 121° | 36° | 153° | 38° | 190° | 30° | 225° | 14° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 96° |
| Glasgow, Scotland | 21° | 121° | 33° | 152° | 36° | 188° | 28° | 223° | 14° | 252° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 95° |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | 22° | 122° | 33° | 153° | 36° | 190° | 28° | 224° | 14° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 96° |
| Aberdeen, Scotland | 22° | 123° | 32° | 155° | 34° | 191° | 27° | 225° | 13° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 97° |
| Dundee, Scotland | 22° | 122° | 33° | 154° | 35° | 190° | 28° | 224° | 13° | 253° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 96° |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland | 21° | 119° | 34° | 150° | 37° | 186° | 30° | 222° | 16° | 251° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 94° |
| Derry, Northern Ireland | 20° | 118° | 33° | 148° | 37° | 185° | 30° | 220° | 16° | 249° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 93° |
| Lisburn, Northern Ireland | 21° | 119° | 34° | 149° | 37° | 186° | 30° | 222° | 16° | 250° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 94° |
| Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland | 21° | 119° | 33° | 150° | 37° | 186° | 30° | 222° | 16° | 251° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 94° |
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.