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Can Draconids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas----------35°19°36°36°28°46°44°345°32°329°15°323°
Amazonas------------14°35°30°26°39°37°345°25°330°324°
Anzoategui----------36°20°36°36°27°45°42°343°29°328°12°323°
Apure------------15°36°31°28°42°11°41°347°30°330°14°324°
Aragua----------35°19°36°35°28°45°43°345°31°329°15°323°
Barinas------------16°36°32°29°43°12°43°347°32°330°15°324°
Bolívar----------36°18°35°33°26°42°39°344°26°329°324°
Carabobo----------35°19°36°35°29°45°10°44°345°32°329°15°323°
Cojedes----------35°18°36°34°29°44°10°43°346°31°329°15°324°
Delta Amacuro----------36°21°35°37°25°45°41°341°27°327°10°323°
Distrito Federal----------35°20°36°36°28°46°44°345°32°328°15°323°
Falcón325°--------35°18°37°35°30°46°12°45°347°34°329°17°323°
Guárico----------35°18°36°34°28°44°42°345°30°329°13°324°
Lara------------17°36°34°30°45°12°44°347°33°330°16°324°
Mérida------------15°36°32°30°43°12°43°348°32°331°16°324°
Miranda----------35°20°36°36°28°46°44°344°31°328°14°323°
Monagas----------36°21°35°36°26°45°42°342°29°328°12°323°
Nueva Esparta----------36°21°36°37°27°46°44°342°31°327°14°323°
Portuguesa------------17°36°33°29°44°11°43°347°32°330°15°324°
Sucre----------36°22°36°37°27°46°43°342°30°327°13°323°
Táchira------------15°36°31°30°42°13°43°349°32°331°16°324°
Trujillo------------17°36°33°30°44°12°44°348°33°330°16°324°
Vargas----------35°18°36°34°29°45°11°44°346°33°330°16°323°
Yaracuy----------35°18°36°35°29°45°11°44°346°33°329°16°323°
Zulia325°----------16°37°33°30°44°13°45°349°34°331°18°324°

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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