Sign In

Can Draconids be seen in Ireland?


Dublin, capital of Ireland.

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.

Choose a meteor shower to obtain for relevant information:

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 Ireland.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Dublin39°311°27°327°20°344°17°21°21°30°38°42°53°58°66°75°77°87°286°70°286°53°298°
Carlow39°311°27°327°19°344°17°20°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°75°87°299°70°287°53°298°
Cavan40°310°28°326°20°343°18°21°20°30°37°42°53°57°66°74°79°88°271°71°284°54°297°
Clare40°310°28°325°20°342°17°20°19°28°36°41°51°56°64°73°75°89°321°71°286°54°297°
Cork39°311°27°326°19°343°16°19°19°28°36°40°51°56°63°73°72°88°328°71°289°54°299°
Donegal40°309°29°325°21°343°19°22°20°30°37°42°53°57°67°74°81°88°247°71°281°55°295°
Galway40°310°28°325°20°342°17°20°19°29°36°41°51°56°65°73°76°89°307°71°285°55°297°
Kerry40°310°27°325°19°342°16°19°18°27°35°40°50°55°63°72°72°88°346°72°288°54°298°
Kildare39°311°27°326°19°344°17°21°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°76°88°292°70°286°53°298°
Kilkenny39°311°27°326°19°344°17°20°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°75°88°304°70°287°53°298°
Laois39°311°27°326°19°343°17°20°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°76°88°298°70°286°54°298°
Leitrim40°310°28°326°20°343°18°21°20°30°37°42°52°57°66°74°79°88°271°71°283°54°296°
Limerick39°310°27°326°19°343°17°20°19°28°36°41°51°56°64°73°74°88°318°71°287°54°298°
Longford40°310°28°326°20°343°18°21°20°29°37°42°52°57°66°74°78°88°280°71°284°54°297°
Louth39°311°28°326°20°344°18°21°21°30°38°43°53°58°67°75°79°88°272°70°284°54°297°
Mayo40°310°28°325°20°342°18°21°19°29°36°41°52°56°65°73°78°89°284°72°284°55°296°
Meath39°311°27°326°20°344°18°21°20°30°37°42°53°58°66°75°78°88°280°70°285°54°297°
Monaghan40°310°28°326°20°344°18°22°20°30°37°43°53°58°67°75°80°88°265°70°283°54°296°
Offaly39°311°27°326°20°343°17°21°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°76°88°296°70°286°54°298°
Roscommon40°310°28°326°20°343°18°21°20°29°37°42°52°57°65°74°78°88°285°71°284°54°297°
Sligo40°310°28°325°21°343°18°21°19°30°37°42°52°57°66°74°80°89°258°71°282°55°296°
Tipperary39°311°27°326°19°343°16°20°19°28°36°41°51°56°64°74°74°88°316°71°288°54°298°
Waterford38°311°26°327°19°344°16°20°20°29°37°41°51°57°64°74°73°87°310°70°288°53°299°
Westmeath39°310°28°326°20°343°18°21°20°29°37°42°52°57°66°74°78°88°284°71°285°54°297°
Wexford38°312°26°327°19°344°16°20°20°29°37°42°52°57°64°74°74°87°305°70°288°53°299°
Wicklow38°311°27°327°19°344°17°21°21°29°38°42°52°58°65°75°76°87°292°70°287°53°298°

The Sky and Stars in Ireland

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Dublin, Ireland 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