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 Costa Rica.
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City
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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San José
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
37°
26°
34°
41°
22°
46°
359°
39°
336°
24°
325°
7°
324°
Alajuela
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
37°
26°
34°
41°
22°
46°
359°
40°
337°
25°
325°
8°
324°
Cartago
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
37°
26°
34°
41°
21°
46°
358°
39°
336°
24°
325°
7°
324°
Guanacaste
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
36°
26°
34°
41°
22°
46°
360°
40°
337°
25°
325°
8°
324°
Heredia
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
37°
27°
34°
41°
22°
46°
358°
40°
336°
25°
325°
7°
324°
Limón
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
37°
27°
34°
41°
21°
46°
358°
39°
336°
24°
325°
6°
324°
Puntarenas
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
36°
26°
34°
40°
22°
46°
359°
39°
337°
25°
325°
7°
324°
The Sky and Stars in Costa Rica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from San José, Costa Rica 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.
