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Can Orionids be seen in Iceland?


Reykjavik, capital of Iceland.

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 Iceland.

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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.
Reykjavik16°85°28°113°38°146°42°184°37°221°26°252°13°280°306°------60°
Akureyri17°89°29°118°38°151°40°188°35°224°24°255°12°283°310°------63°
Arnessysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Austur-Bardastrandarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Austur-Hunavatnssysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Austur-Skaftafellssysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Borgarfjardarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Dalasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Eyjafjardarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Gullbringusysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Hafnarfjordur17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Kjosarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Kopavogur16°85°28°113°38°146°42°184°37°221°26°252°13°280°306°------60°
Myrasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Neskaupstadur19°93°31°122°39°156°40°194°34°230°22°260°10°287°--------67°
Nordur-Isafjardarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Nordur-Mulasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Nordur-Tingeyjarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Olafsfjordur17°89°29°118°37°151°40°188°34°224°24°255°12°282°309°------63°
Rangarvallasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Saudarkrokur17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Seydisfjordur19°93°31°122°39°156°40°194°34°229°22°259°10°287°--------67°
Skagafjardarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Snafellsnes- og Hnappadalssysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Strandasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Sudur-Mulasysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Sudur-Tingeyjarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Vestmannaeyjar16°87°29°115°39°148°42°186°37°223°25°254°12°282°308°------61°
Vestur-Bardastrandarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Vestur-Isafjardarsysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°
Vestur-Skaftafellssysla17°88°29°117°38°150°41°187°35°224°25°255°12°282°309°------62°

The Sky and Stars in Iceland

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Reykjavik, Iceland 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