Aurigids(AUR) meteor shower will be active from Friday, August 28 2020 until Saturday, September 5 2020. Its peak day is Monday, August 31 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 Aurigids
Aurigids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=91°, delta=+39°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 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 Aurigids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, August 31 2020, for the following cities in Egypt.
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Time
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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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Cairo
5°
47°
25°
58°
48°
64°
71°
56°
78°
321°
56°
296°
33°
299°
11°
309°
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Aswan
2°
47°
23°
56°
46°
58°
68°
42°
72°
330°
52°
303°
29°
303°
7°
310°
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Asyut
3°
47°
24°
57°
47°
61°
69°
50°
76°
328°
55°
300°
32°
301°
10°
309°
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Beni Suef
4°
47°
25°
58°
48°
63°
70°
54°
77°
324°
56°
298°
33°
300°
11°
309°
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Damietta
6°
47°
26°
59°
49°
65°
72°
59°
79°
315°
56°
294°
33°
299°
12°
309°
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Gharbia
2°
47°
23°
57°
46°
61°
69°
50°
76°
330°
55°
301°
32°
301°
10°
309°
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Sinai
5°
48°
27°
58°
50°
62°
72°
50°
75°
318°
53°
298°
30°
301°
9°
310°
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The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
