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Can Orionids be seen in Austria?


Wien, capital of Austria.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Orionids(ORI) meteor shower will be active from Friday, October 2 2020 until Saturday, November 7 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, October 21 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 Orionids

Orionids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=95°, delta=+16°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 20 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 Orionids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, October 21 2020, for the following cities in Austria.

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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.
Wien19°87°39°112°54°148°57°200°43°241°24°267°289°--------66°
Burgenland19°87°39°111°55°147°57°200°44°242°24°268°289°--------66°
Kärnten17°85°38°108°54°143°58°196°46°239°26°266°287°----------
Niederösterreich19°87°38°111°54°147°57°199°44°240°25°267°289°----------
Oberösterreich17°85°37°109°53°144°57°195°45°238°26°265°287°----------
Salzburg17°85°37°108°53°142°58°194°46°237°27°265°287°----------
Steiermark18°86°38°109°54°145°58°198°45°240°25°266°288°----------
Tirol16°83°36°106°53°140°58°192°47°236°28°264°286°----------
Vorarlberg15°82°35°105°52°137°59°189°48°234°29°263°284°----------

The Sky and Stars in Austria

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wien, Austria 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