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Can Draconids be seen in Norway?


Oslo, capital of Norway.

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 Norway.

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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.
Oslo42°308°32°326°26°345°24°27°23°35°41°47°59°61°78°76°104°83°213°70°269°55°291°
Akershus42°308°32°326°26°345°24°28°23°36°42°47°59°61°78°76°105°83°214°69°269°55°291°
Aust-Agder43°307°32°325°25°343°23°26°21°34°39°45°57°59°74°75°97°85°204°71°270°56°290°
Buskerud43°307°33°325°26°343°24°27°22°35°40°46°58°60°77°75°103°83°204°70°267°56°289°
Finnmark43°311°37°332°34°354°35°15°39°36°47°58°56°82°67°113°74°162°71°223°62°262°52°289°
Hedmark43°307°33°326°27°345°25°29°24°37°42°48°61°61°80°76°110°82°210°69°266°55°289°
Hordaland44°305°33°323°27°342°24°27°20°34°39°45°57°59°75°74°100°84°190°72°264°57°287°
More og Romsdal45°304°35°323°29°342°27°29°21°37°41°47°60°60°80°74°110°81°192°71°258°57°285°
Nord-Trondelag44°306°35°325°29°345°28°32°25°39°44°50°64°62°86°75°122°79°205°69°260°56°286°
Nordland45°305°37°326°32°346°31°35°27°42°48°52°69°63°94°74°135°76°206°67°256°55°284°
Oppland44°305°35°324°29°344°27°31°23°38°43°48°62°61°83°74°116°80°200°69°260°56°285°
Ostfold42°309°31°326°25°345°23°27°23°35°41°47°59°61°77°76°103°83°218°69°271°54°292°
Rogaland44°306°33°323°25°341°23°26°20°33°38°44°55°58°73°74°95°85°189°72°268°57°289°
Sogn og Fjordane45°304°34°323°28°341°25°28°20°35°39°46°58°59°77°73°104°82°189°72°261°57°286°
Sor-Trondelag44°305°35°324°29°344°27°31°23°38°43°48°62°61°83°74°116°80°200°69°260°56°285°
Telemark43°307°32°325°25°343°24°27°21°34°40°46°57°60°75°75°100°84°204°71°269°56°290°
Troms45°306°38°328°34°349°34°10°38°31°45°53°54°76°65°104°73°148°73°212°65°256°54°284°
Vest-Agder43°307°32°324°25°343°23°26°21°33°39°45°56°59°73°74°95°85°201°71°270°56°290°
Vestfold42°308°32°326°25°344°23°27°22°35°41°46°58°61°76°76°101°84°214°70°271°55°291°

The Sky and Stars in Norway

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Oslo, Norway 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