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Can Draconids be seen in Portugal?


Lisboa, capital of Portugal.

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 Portugal.

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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.
Lisboa30°317°16°328°343°18°17°33°31°43°48°49°65°42°75°357°64°316°46°311°
Aveiro31°317°17°328°344°18°18°33°33°44°50°51°67°45°77°355°65°313°47°310°
Azores30°317°15°328°343°360°17°15°32°30°43°47°48°64°42°74°360°64°318°47°312°
Beja29°318°15°329°344°18°17°33°31°43°48°48°65°41°74°354°63°316°45°312°
Braga32°316°18°328°344°18°19°33°34°45°50°51°68°47°77°354°65°311°48°309°
Braganca31°317°17°329°345°10°19°20°34°35°45°52°52°69°46°78°349°65°310°47°309°
Castelo Branco30°317°16°329°344°19°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°43°76°352°64°314°46°311°
Coimbra31°317°17°328°344°18°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°44°76°354°64°313°47°310°
Evora29°318°15°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°41°74°354°63°315°46°312°
Faro28°318°14°329°344°18°16°33°30°43°48°47°65°39°73°355°62°318°45°313°
Guarda30°317°17°329°344°19°19°34°33°45°50°51°68°44°76°351°64°312°46°310°
Leiria31°317°16°328°343°18°18°33°32°44°49°50°66°44°76°356°64°314°47°311°
Madeira30°317°16°329°344°18°18°33°33°44°50°50°67°44°76°354°64°314°47°311°
Portalegre29°318°15°329°344°19°18°33°32°44°50°49°67°42°75°353°63°314°46°311°
Porto31°316°18°328°344°18°19°33°33°45°50°51°67°46°77°355°65°312°48°309°
Santarem30°317°16°329°344°18°17°33°32°44°49°49°66°43°75°355°64°315°46°311°
Setubal30°317°15°329°343°18°16°33°31°43°48°49°65°42°74°356°63°316°46°312°
Viana do Castelo32°316°18°328°343°18°19°33°33°45°50°51°68°47°78°355°66°311°48°309°
Vila Real31°317°17°329°344°19°19°34°34°45°51°51°68°46°77°352°65°311°47°309°
Viseu31°317°17°329°344°19°19°33°33°45°50°51°67°45°77°353°64°312°47°310°

The Sky and Stars in Portugal

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Lisboa, Portugal 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