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 Macedonia.
Choose a country to obtain relevant information:
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
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Az.
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Skopje
22°
88°
44°
111°
61°
151°
61°
213°
43°
251°
21°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
69°
Bitola
22°
88°
45°
110°
62°
150°
61°
214°
43°
252°
21°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
69°
Gostivar
22°
88°
44°
111°
61°
150°
61°
212°
43°
251°
21°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
69°
Kumanovo
23°
89°
44°
112°
61°
152°
60°
213°
42°
251°
20°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
70°
Ohrid
22°
88°
44°
110°
62°
149°
61°
213°
43°
251°
21°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
69°
Prilep
22°
88°
45°
111°
62°
151°
61°
214°
43°
252°
21°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
70°
Stip
23°
89°
45°
112°
62°
152°
60°
215°
42°
252°
20°
274°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
70°
Strumica
23°
89°
45°
112°
62°
153°
60°
216°
42°
253°
20°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
70°
Tetovo
22°
88°
44°
111°
61°
150°
61°
212°
43°
251°
21°
273°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
69°
Veles
23°
88°
45°
111°
62°
152°
61°
214°
43°
252°
20°
274°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
70°
The Sky and Stars in Macedonia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Skopje, Macedonia 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.
