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 Iraq.
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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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Baghdad
14°
326°
3°
340°
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-
-
-
9°
29°
23°
40°
41°
45°
58°
39°
69°
8°
63°
327°
47°
316°
29°
318°
Basra
10°
328°
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8°
30°
23°
40°
41°
43°
57°
35°
66°
2°
59°
327°
42°
317°
25°
320°
Mosul
17°
326°
6°
339°
1°
356°
3°
13°
11°
29°
25°
40°
42°
46°
59°
43°
72°
12°
66°
325°
49°
313°
32°
316°
The Sky and Stars in Iraq
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Baghdad, Iraq 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.
