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Can Draconids be seen in Hungary?


Budapest, capital of Hungary.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

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 Hungary.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Budapest30°319°19°333°12°351°12°18°26°29°40°44°52°61°60°78°51°79°310°61°300°44°307°
Bacs-Kiskun29°319°18°334°11°351°11°17°26°29°40°44°52°61°58°78°47°78°313°61°302°44°308°
Baranya29°319°18°333°11°350°11°17°25°28°40°43°51°60°58°77°47°78°317°61°302°44°308°
Bekes29°320°17°335°11°352°12°10°18°27°30°41°45°52°62°59°79°45°77°311°60°301°43°309°
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen30°319°19°335°13°352°13°10°19°27°31°42°46°54°63°61°80°50°78°306°61°299°44°308°
Csongrad29°320°17°334°11°351°11°18°26°29°41°44°52°61°58°78°45°77°312°60°302°43°309°
Debrecen29°320°18°335°12°352°13°10°19°27°30°42°45°53°63°60°80°47°77°307°60°300°43°308°
Fejer30°319°19°333°12°350°12°18°25°29°40°44°52°61°59°78°50°79°313°62°300°45°307°
Gyor31°318°19°333°13°350°12°18°25°29°40°43°52°60°60°78°53°80°312°62°300°45°307°
Gyor-Moson-Sopron31°318°19°332°13°349°12°18°25°29°40°43°52°60°60°77°54°80°313°63°299°46°307°
Hajdu-Bihar29°320°18°335°12°352°12°10°19°27°30°42°45°53°62°60°80°47°77°308°60°300°43°308°
Heves30°319°19°334°13°351°13°19°26°30°41°45°53°62°61°79°50°78°308°61°300°44°308°
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok29°319°18°334°12°351°12°18°26°30°41°45°53°62°60°79°48°78°310°61°301°44°308°
Komarom-Esztergom30°318°19°333°13°350°12°18°25°29°40°44°52°61°60°78°52°79°311°62°300°45°307°
Miskolc30°319°19°334°13°352°13°10°19°27°31°41°45°53°62°61°80°50°78°306°61°299°44°307°
Nograd30°319°19°334°13°351°13°19°26°30°41°45°53°62°61°79°52°79°308°61°299°44°307°
Pecs29°319°18°333°11°350°11°17°25°28°40°43°51°60°58°77°47°78°317°61°302°44°308°
Pest30°319°19°334°12°351°12°18°26°29°41°44°53°61°60°79°50°79°310°61°300°44°307°
Somogy30°319°18°333°11°350°11°17°25°28°39°43°51°60°58°77°49°79°317°62°302°45°308°
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg29°320°18°335°13°352°13°10°20°27°31°42°46°54°63°61°80°48°77°305°60°300°43°308°
Szeged29°320°17°334°11°351°11°17°26°29°41°44°52°61°58°78°45°77°313°60°302°43°309°
Tolna30°319°18°333°11°350°11°17°25°28°40°43°51°60°58°77°48°78°315°61°302°44°308°
Vas31°318°19°332°12°349°12°17°24°28°39°43°51°59°59°77°52°80°316°63°300°45°307°
Veszprem30°318°19°333°12°350°12°17°25°28°40°43°52°60°59°77°51°79°314°62°301°45°307°
Zala30°318°19°332°12°349°11°17°24°28°39°42°51°59°58°77°50°79°317°62°301°45°307°

The Sky and Stars in Hungary

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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