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 Ukraine.
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22:00
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Kiev
34°
316°
22°
331°
16°
348°
15°
6°
20°
24°
30°
40°
44°
53°
60°
64°
78°
66°
82°
302°
65°
294°
48°
304°
Zaporozhye
32°
317°
20°
332°
14°
349°
13°
7°
18°
24°
29°
39°
43°
52°
60°
61°
77°
57°
81°
312°
64°
298°
47°
306°
Uzhgorod
36°
313°
24°
327°
15°
344°
13°
1°
16°
19°
25°
35°
39°
49°
55°
59°
72°
62°
84°
343°
69°
297°
52°
303°
Simferopol
28°
320°
16°
334°
10°
351°
10°
8°
16°
25°
27°
40°
42°
51°
60°
56°
77°
42°
77°
319°
60°
304°
43°
309°
The Sky and Stars in Ukraine
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kiev, Ukraine 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.
