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Can Orionids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

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.
Caracas20°77°49°78°77°64°72°289°43°282°14°284°------------
Amazonas19°74°48°70°74°39°67°305°40°288°11°286°------------
Anzoategui22°76°51°76°79°52°69°290°40°283°11°285°------------
Apure17°75°46°74°73°57°72°302°44°285°16°285°------------
Aragua19°76°48°77°77°62°72°291°43°283°14°284°------------
Barinas16°76°45°76°73°62°74°298°46°284°17°284°------------
Bolívar22°75°51°72°77°41°67°297°39°286°10°285°------------
Carabobo19°76°48°77°76°64°72°291°44°282°15°284°------------
Cojedes18°76°47°76°75°62°72°294°44°283°15°284°------------
Delta Amacuro25°76°54°75°81°40°66°289°37°283°285°------------
Distrito Federal20°77°49°78°77°63°72°289°43°282°14°284°------------
Falcón17°77°46°79°75°70°74°289°46°281°17°283°------------
Guárico20°76°49°76°77°56°70°293°42°284°13°284°------------
Lara17°76°46°77°74°66°74°293°46°283°17°284°------------
Mérida15°76°44°76°73°63°75°300°47°284°18°284°------------
Miranda20°77°49°77°78°62°71°289°42°282°13°284°------------
Monagas23°77°52°76°80°49°68°290°39°283°10°285°------------
Nueva Esparta23°77°52°78°80°60°69°286°40°282°11°284°------------
Portuguesa17°76°46°76°74°62°73°296°45°284°16°284°------------
Sucre23°77°52°77°80°54°68°287°39°282°10°285°------------
Táchira14°75°43°76°72°63°75°303°47°285°18°284°------------
Trujillo16°76°45°77°73°65°74°296°46°283°17°284°------------
Vargas17°76°46°77°75°66°74°293°45°283°16°284°------------
Yaracuy18°76°47°78°75°66°73°291°45°282°16°284°------------
Zulia15°76°44°78°72°69°76°296°48°283°19°284°------------

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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