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 Egypt.
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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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Cairo
10°
328°
-
-
-
-
-
-
7°
30°
22°
39°
39°
43°
56°
35°
66°
5°
59°
329°
43°
318°
26°
319°
Aswan
5°
329°
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
30°
18°
38°
36°
40°
52°
30°
60°
2°
53°
332°
38°
321°
20°
321°
Asyut
8°
328°
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
29°
20°
39°
37°
41°
54°
33°
63°
4°
57°
331°
41°
319°
23°
320°
Beni Suef
10°
328°
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
29°
21°
39°
38°
42°
55°
35°
65°
5°
58°
330°
42°
318°
25°
320°
Damietta
11°
328°
0°
341°
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-
-
-
9°
30°
23°
40°
41°
44°
58°
36°
67°
4°
60°
327°
44°
317°
26°
319°
Gharbia
8°
328°
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
29°
19°
38°
37°
41°
53°
33°
63°
5°
57°
332°
41°
320°
23°
320°
Sinai
8°
329°
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-
-
-
-
-
7°
31°
22°
40°
40°
42°
56°
33°
65°
1°
57°
328°
40°
318°
23°
320°
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.
