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Can Lyrids be seen in France?


Paris, capital of France.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Lyrids(LYR) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, April 14 2020 until Thursday, April 30 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, April 22 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 Lyrids

Lyrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=271°, delta=+34°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 18 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 Lyrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, April 22 2020, for the following cities in France.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Paris26°67°45°87°64°115°75°186°62°250°43°276°24°295°315°------10°48°
Ain27°68°47°86°67°113°77°199°61°258°40°280°21°298°317°------10°50°
Aisne27°68°46°88°65°118°74°190°61°250°42°276°23°296°316°------11°49°
Allier25°66°45°85°66°111°77°190°62°255°42°279°22°297°316°------48°
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence27°67°47°84°69°110°79°205°61°262°39°282°19°299°318°------50°
Alpes-Maritimes27°68°48°85°69°111°79°210°60°263°39°283°18°300°319°------51°
Ardèche26°66°46°84°67°109°79°197°62°259°41°281°21°298°317°------49°
Ardennes28°69°47°89°65°120°74°193°60°251°41°277°23°296°317°------11°50°
Ariège23°64°44°80°66°102°81°185°64°260°42°281°22°297°315°------47°
Aube27°68°46°87°66°116°75°192°61°253°41°278°22°297°316°------10°49°
Aude24°65°45°81°66°103°81°190°64°261°42°281°21°297°315°------48°
Aveyron24°65°45°82°66°106°80°190°63°259°42°280°21°297°315°------48°
Bas Rhin29°70°48°90°68°122°74°202°59°256°39°280°20°299°319°------12°52°
Bouches-du-Rhône25°66°46°83°68°107°80°202°62°262°40°282°20°299°317°------49°
Calvados25°66°44°86°63°113°75°180°63°247°44°274°25°294°314°------47°
Cantal25°66°45°83°66°108°79°189°63°257°42°280°22°297°315°------48°
Charente23°64°43°82°64°106°78°179°65°253°44°277°24°295°314°------47°
Charente Maritime24°65°44°83°64°107°78°181°64°254°43°278°23°296°314°------47°
Cher25°66°45°85°65°111°77°187°63°253°42°278°23°296°315°------48°
Corrèze24°65°44°83°65°107°79°186°63°256°42°279°22°296°315°------48°
Corse28°68°49°84°71°109°79°222°59°268°37°285°16°301°--------52°
Côte d'Or27°68°47°87°66°115°76°195°61°255°41°279°22°297°317°------10°50°
Côtes d'Armor23°64°42°83°61°108°75°169°65°244°46°273°27°292°10°311°------45°
Creuse25°66°45°84°65°109°78°186°63°254°43°278°23°296°315°------48°
Deux-Sèvres24°65°43°83°64°108°77°179°64°252°44°277°24°295°314°------47°
Dordogne23°65°44°82°65°106°79°181°64°255°43°278°23°296°314°------47°
Doubs28°69°48°88°68°117°76°201°60°257°40°280°20°298°318°------11°51°
Drôme26°67°47°84°68°110°79°200°61°260°40°281°20°298°317°------50°
Essonne26°67°45°86°64°114°75°186°62°250°43°276°24°295°315°------48°
Eure25°66°44°86°64°114°75°182°63°248°43°275°25°294°314°------47°
Eure-et-Loir25°66°44°86°64°113°76°183°63°249°43°276°24°295°314°------48°
Finistère22°63°41°82°60°106°75°164°66°242°47°272°27°291°10°311°------44°
Gard25°66°46°83°67°107°80°197°62°261°41°281°20°298°316°------49°
Gers23°64°43°81°65°102°80°180°65°258°43°279°23°296°314°------47°
Gironde23°64°43°82°65°105°79°180°65°255°43°278°23°296°314°------47°
Haut Rhin29°70°48°89°68°120°75°202°59°257°39°280°20°299°318°------12°51°
Haute-Garonne23°64°44°81°65°102°81°184°64°259°43°280°22°297°315°------47°
Haute-Loire25°66°46°84°67°109°79°194°62°258°41°280°21°298°316°------49°
Haute-Marne27°69°47°88°66°118°75°196°61°254°41°278°22°297°317°------11°50°
Haute-Saône28°69°47°88°67°118°76°199°60°256°40°279°21°298°318°------11°51°
Haute-Savoie27°68°48°87°68°115°77°203°60°259°39°281°20°299°318°------10°51°
Haute-Vienne24°65°44°83°65°108°78°183°64°254°43°278°23°296°314°------47°
Hautes-Alpes27°67°47°85°68°111°78°204°61°261°39°282°19°299°318°------50°
Hautes-Pyrénées22°63°43°80°65°101°81°178°65°258°43°280°23°296°314°------46°
Hauts-de-Seine26°67°45°87°64°115°75°186°62°250°43°276°24°295°315°------10°48°
Hérault24°65°45°82°67°105°80°194°63°261°41°281°21°298°316°------48°
Ille et Vilaine23°64°42°83°62°109°76°173°65°246°45°274°26°293°312°------45°
Indre25°66°44°84°65°110°77°184°63°253°43°277°23°296°315°------47°
Indre-et-Loire24°65°44°84°64°110°77°181°64°251°44°276°24°295°314°------47°
Isère27°67°47°85°68°112°78°201°61°259°40°281°20°298°317°------50°
Jura27°68°47°87°67°115°77°199°61°257°40°280°21°298°317°------10°50°
Landes23°64°43°81°65°103°80°181°65°257°43°279°23°296°314°------47°
Loir-et-Cher25°66°44°85°64°111°76°183°63°251°43°276°24°295°314°------47°
Loire26°67°46°85°67°111°78°195°62°257°41°280°21°298°316°------49°
Loire Atlantique23°64°42°83°62°107°77°172°65°248°45°274°26°293°312°------45°
Loiret25°67°45°86°65°113°76°186°62°251°43°277°23°296°315°------48°
Lot24°65°44°82°65°105°79°185°64°257°43°279°22°296°315°------47°
Lot-et-Garonne23°64°43°81°65°104°80°180°65°256°43°279°23°296°314°------47°
Lozère25°66°45°83°67°107°79°193°63°259°41°280°21°298°316°------49°
Maine et Loire24°65°44°84°64°110°77°180°64°250°44°276°24°295°314°------47°
Manche24°65°43°84°62°111°75°174°64°245°45°273°26°293°312°------46°
Marne27°68°46°88°65°118°75°192°61°252°41°277°23°296°316°------11°50°
Mayenne25°66°44°85°64°112°76°180°63°249°44°275°24°294°314°------47°
Meurthe-et-Moselle28°70°48°90°67°121°74°198°60°254°40°278°21°298°318°------12°51°
Meuse28°69°47°89°66°119°75°195°60°253°41°278°22°297°317°------11°50°
Morbihan22°63°41°82°62°107°76°168°66°245°46°273°26°292°312°------45°
Moselle29°70°48°90°67°122°74°199°59°254°40°279°21°298°318°------12°51°
Nièvre26°67°46°86°66°113°77°191°62°254°42°278°22°297°316°------49°
Nord27°68°46°89°64°119°73°188°61°248°42°275°24°295°315°------11°49°
Oise26°67°45°87°64°116°75°186°62°249°43°275°24°295°315°------10°48°
Orne24°66°44°85°63°111°75°179°64°247°44°275°25°294°313°------47°
Pas-de-Calais27°68°45°88°64°118°73°185°62°247°43°274°24°295°315°------11°48°
Puy-de-Dôme25°66°45°84°66°110°78°191°63°256°42°279°22°297°316°------48°
Pyrénées-Atlantiques23°64°43°80°65°102°81°182°65°259°43°280°22°297°314°------47°
Pyrénées-Orientales23°65°44°81°66°102°81°191°64°262°42°281°21°298°315°------48°
Rhône26°67°46°85°67°112°78°197°61°258°41°280°21°298°317°------49°
Saône et Loire26°67°46°86°67°113°77°195°61°256°41°279°21°297°317°------49°
Sarthe24°65°44°84°63°111°76°179°64°249°44°275°25°294°314°------47°
Savoie27°68°48°86°68°113°78°203°60°260°39°281°20°299°318°------10°50°
Seine-et-Marne26°67°45°87°65°115°75°188°62°251°42°276°23°296°315°------10°49°
Seine-Maritime25°67°44°87°63°115°74°181°63°247°44°274°25°294°314°------10°47°
Seine-Saint-Denis26°67°45°87°64°115°75°186°62°250°43°276°24°295°315°------10°48°
Somme26°68°45°88°64°117°74°185°62°248°43°275°24°295°315°------10°48°
Tarn24°65°44°82°66°104°80°188°64°259°42°280°22°297°315°------48°
Tarn-et-Garonne23°64°44°81°65°104°80°184°64°258°43°280°22°296°315°------47°
Territoire de Belfort28°69°48°89°68°119°76°202°60°257°39°280°20°299°318°------11°51°
Val-d'Oise26°67°45°87°64°115°75°185°62°249°43°275°24°295°315°------10°48°
Val-de-Marne26°67°45°87°64°115°75°186°62°250°43°276°24°295°315°------10°48°
Var26°67°47°84°69°108°80°208°61°264°39°283°19°299°318°------50°
Vaucluse26°67°47°84°68°108°79°201°61°261°40°282°20°299°317°------50°
Vendée23°64°42°82°63°106°77°173°65°249°45°275°25°294°313°------45°
Vienne24°65°44°83°64°108°77°180°64°252°44°277°24°295°314°------47°
Vosges28°69°48°89°67°119°75°199°60°255°40°279°21°298°318°------11°51°
Yonne26°67°46°87°66°115°76°191°62°253°42°278°22°296°316°------10°49°
Yvelines26°67°45°86°64°114°75°184°62°249°43°276°24°295°315°------48°

The Sky and Stars in France

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Paris, France 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.

ParisAinAisneAllierAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceAlpes-MaritimesArdècheArdennesAriègeAubeAudeAveyronBas RhinBouches-du-RhôneCalvadosCantalCharenteCharente MaritimeCherCorrèzeCorseCôte d'OrCôtes d'ArmorCreuseDeux-SèvresDordogneDoubsDrômeEssonneEureEure-et-LoirFinistèreGardGersGirondeHaut RhinHaute-GaronneHaute-LoireHaute-MarneHaute-SaôneHaute-SavoieHaute-VienneHautes-AlpesHautes-PyrénéesHauts-de-SeineHéraultIlle et VilaineIndreIndre-et-LoireIsèreJuraLandesLoir-et-CherLoireLoire AtlantiqueLoiretLotLot-et-GaronneLozèreMaine et LoireMancheMarneMayenneMeurthe-et-MoselleMeuseMorbihanMoselleNièvreNordOiseOrnePas-de-CalaisPuy-de-DômePyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-OrientalesRhôneSaône et LoireSartheSavoieSeine-et-MarneSeine-MaritimeSeine-Saint-DenisSommeTarnTarn-et-GaronneTerritoire de BelfortVal-d'OiseVal-de-MarneVarVaucluseVendéeVienneVosgesYonneYvelines
Content last updated on 2016-01-06