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 Slovakia.
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City
Time
00:00
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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Bratislava
31°
318°
20°
332°
13°
349°
13°
7°
18°
25°
29°
40°
43°
52°
60°
61°
78°
55°
80°
311°
63°
299°
46°
306°
Banska Bystrica
31°
318°
20°
333°
14°
351°
13°
9°
19°
26°
30°
41°
45°
53°
62°
62°
79°
55°
79°
305°
62°
298°
45°
306°
Kosice
30°
319°
19°
335°
13°
352°
14°
10°
20°
27°
31°
42°
46°
54°
63°
62°
80°
52°
78°
303°
61°
298°
44°
307°
Nitra
31°
318°
20°
333°
13°
350°
13°
8°
19°
25°
29°
40°
44°
53°
61°
61°
78°
55°
80°
309°
62°
299°
45°
306°
Presov
30°
319°
19°
334°
14°
352°
14°
10°
20°
27°
31°
42°
46°
54°
63°
63°
80°
54°
78°
302°
61°
298°
44°
307°
Trencin
32°
318°
20°
333°
14°
350°
13°
8°
19°
25°
30°
41°
44°
53°
61°
62°
79°
57°
80°
306°
63°
298°
46°
306°
Trnava
31°
318°
20°
333°
13°
350°
13°
8°
19°
25°
29°
40°
44°
53°
61°
61°
78°
56°
80°
309°
63°
298°
46°
306°
Zilina
31°
318°
20°
333°
14°
350°
14°
8°
20°
26°
30°
41°
45°
54°
62°
63°
79°
58°
80°
304°
62°
297°
46°
306°
The Sky and Stars in Slovakia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bratislava, Slovakia 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.
