Draconids(DRA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 6 2020 until Saturday, October 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, October 8 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 Draconids
Draconids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=262°, delta=+54°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Draconids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, October 8 2020, for the following cities in Austria.
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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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Wien
32°
317°
20°
332°
13°
349°
13°
7°
18°
24°
29°
40°
43°
52°
60°
61°
77°
56°
81°
312°
63°
298°
46°
306°
Burgenland
31°
318°
19°
332°
13°
349°
12°
7°
17°
24°
28°
39°
43°
52°
60°
60°
77°
53°
80°
315°
63°
300°
46°
307°
Kärnten
32°
317°
20°
331°
12°
348°
11°
5°
16°
23°
26°
38°
41°
50°
58°
58°
75°
53°
81°
324°
64°
301°
47°
306°
Niederösterreich
32°
317°
20°
332°
13°
349°
13°
7°
18°
24°
28°
39°
43°
52°
59°
61°
77°
57°
81°
313°
64°
298°
47°
306°
Oberösterreich
33°
316°
21°
331°
14°
347°
12°
5°
17°
23°
28°
38°
42°
51°
58°
60°
76°
58°
82°
318°
65°
298°
48°
305°
Salzburg
33°
316°
21°
330°
13°
347°
12°
5°
17°
22°
27°
38°
41°
51°
58°
59°
75°
57°
82°
322°
65°
299°
48°
305°
Steiermark
32°
317°
20°
331°
13°
348°
12°
6°
17°
23°
27°
38°
42°
51°
58°
59°
76°
54°
81°
319°
64°
300°
47°
306°
Tirol
33°
316°
21°
330°
13°
346°
11°
4°
16°
21°
26°
37°
40°
50°
57°
58°
74°
56°
82°
329°
66°
300°
48°
305°
Vorarlberg
34°
315°
21°
329°
13°
345°
11°
3°
15°
21°
25°
36°
39°
49°
56°
58°
73°
57°
82°
335°
67°
300°
49°
305°
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.
