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Can ε-Geminids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

ε-Geminids(EGE) meteor shower will be active from Wednesday, October 14 2020 until Tuesday, October 27 2020. Its peak day is Sunday, October 18 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 ε-Geminids

ε-Geminids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=102°, delta=+27°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 ε-Geminids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Sunday, October 18 2020, for the following cities in Italy.

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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.
Roma - Lazio16°68°37°85°59°109°75°171°63°245°41°271°19°289°----------
Chieti - Abruzzo17°69°39°87°60°111°75°176°62°246°40°272°18°290°----------
L'Aquila - Abruzzo16°68°38°86°60°110°75°174°62°245°41°272°19°290°----------
Pescara - Abruzzo17°69°39°87°60°111°74°177°62°246°40°272°18°290°----------
Teramo - Abruzzo17°68°38°87°60°111°74°175°62°245°40°271°19°290°----------
Matera - Basilicata18°70°40°87°63°111°76°185°61°252°38°275°16°292°----------
Potenza - Basilicata17°69°40°86°62°110°76°182°61°251°39°274°17°292°----------
Catanzaro - Calabria17°69°40°85°63°108°78°186°61°255°38°276°15°292°----------
Cosenza - Calabria17°69°40°85°63°108°78°184°61°254°38°276°16°292°----------
Crotone - Calabria18°69°41°86°64°109°78°188°61°255°38°276°15°293°----------
Reggio Calabria - Calabria16°68°39°84°63°105°79°182°62°256°39°276°16°292°----------
Vibo Valentia - Calabria17°69°40°85°63°107°78°184°62°255°38°276°16°292°----------
Avellino - Campania17°69°39°86°61°110°76°178°62°250°40°274°17°291°----------
Benevento - Campania17°69°39°86°61°110°76°178°62°249°40°273°18°291°----------
Caserta - Campania17°68°39°86°61°109°76°177°62°249°40°273°18°291°----------
Napoli - Campania16°68°38°85°61°109°76°176°62°249°40°273°18°291°----------
Campania - Salerno17°69°39°86°61°109°76°178°62°250°40°274°17°291°----------
Emilia Romagna - Bologna16°67°37°86°58°111°72°169°63°239°42°268°21°288°307°--------
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna16°68°37°87°58°112°72°170°62°239°42°268°21°288°307°--------
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna16°68°37°87°58°111°73°170°62°241°42°269°20°288°308°--------
Modena - Emilia Romagna16°67°36°86°57°111°72°168°63°238°42°268°21°287°307°--------
Parma - Emilia Romagna15°67°36°86°57°111°72°166°63°237°43°267°22°287°306°--------
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna15°67°35°86°56°110°71°164°63°236°43°267°22°286°306°--------
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna16°68°37°87°58°112°72°171°62°240°42°269°20°288°308°--------
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna15°67°36°86°57°111°72°167°63°238°43°268°22°287°307°--------
Rimini - Emilia Romagna16°68°37°87°59°112°73°172°62°241°41°269°20°289°308°--------
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia18°69°38°89°59°116°71°176°61°240°40°269°20°289°309°------50°
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia17°69°38°89°58°115°71°173°61°238°41°268°21°288°308°------49°
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia18°69°38°89°59°116°71°176°61°240°40°269°20°289°309°------50°
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia18°69°38°89°58°116°71°174°61°239°41°268°20°288°308°------49°
Frosinone - Lazio16°68°38°86°60°109°75°173°63°247°41°272°19°290°----------
Latina - Lazio16°68°38°85°60°108°75°172°63°246°41°272°19°290°----------
Rieti - Lazio16°68°38°86°59°110°74°172°63°245°41°271°19°289°----------
Viterbo - Lazio16°67°37°85°59°109°74°170°63°244°42°271°20°289°308°--------
Genova - Liguria14°66°35°85°56°109°72°162°64°236°44°267°23°286°305°--------
Imperia - Liguria13°65°34°84°56°107°72°159°65°235°45°266°23°286°305°--------
La Spezia - Liguria15°66°35°85°57°109°72°164°64°237°43°267°22°287°306°--------
Savona - Liguria14°66°35°84°56°108°72°160°64°235°44°266°23°286°305°--------
Bergamo - Lombardia15°67°36°86°56°111°71°165°63°235°43°266°22°286°306°--------
Brescia - Lombardia15°67°36°86°57°112°71°166°63°236°43°266°22°287°306°--------
Como - Lombardia15°66°35°86°56°111°71°163°63°233°44°265°23°286°305°--------
Cremona - Lombardia15°67°36°86°57°111°71°165°63°236°43°267°22°287°306°--------
Lecco - Lombardia15°67°35°86°56°111°71°164°63°234°43°266°23°286°306°--------
Lodi - Lombardia15°67°35°86°56°110°71°164°63°235°43°266°22°286°306°--------
Mantova - Lombardia16°67°36°87°57°112°71°168°63°237°42°267°22°287°307°--------
Milano - Lombardia15°66°35°86°56°110°71°163°63°234°44°266°23°286°306°--------
Pavia - Lombardia15°66°35°85°56°110°71°163°64°235°44°266°23°286°306°--------
Sondrio - Lombardia15°67°36°87°56°112°70°166°63°234°43°266°22°286°306°--------
Varese - Lombardia15°66°35°86°56°110°70°163°63°233°44°265°23°286°305°--------
Ancona - Marche17°69°38°87°59°112°73°175°62°243°41°271°19°289°309°--------
Ascoli Piceno - Marche17°68°38°87°60°111°74°175°62°245°41°271°19°290°----------
Macerata - Marche17°68°38°87°60°112°74°174°62°244°41°271°19°289°308°--------
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche16°68°37°87°59°112°73°172°62°242°41°270°20°289°308°--------
Campobasso - Molise17°69°39°86°61°110°75°178°62°248°40°273°18°291°----------
Isernia - Molise17°68°39°86°61°110°75°177°62°248°40°273°18°290°----------
Alessandria - Piemonte14°66°35°85°56°109°71°161°64°234°44°266°23°286°305°--------
Asti - Piemonte14°66°34°85°55°109°71°160°64°234°44°266°23°286°305°--------
Biella - Piemonte14°66°34°85°55°109°71°161°64°232°44°265°24°285°305°--------
Cuneo - Piemonte13°65°34°84°55°107°72°158°65°233°45°266°24°285°304°--------
Novara - Piemonte14°66°35°85°56°110°71°162°64°233°44°265°23°286°305°--------
Torino - Piemonte14°65°34°84°55°108°71°159°64°232°45°265°24°285°305°--------
Verbania - Piemonte15°66°35°86°55°110°70°162°63°232°44°265°23°285°305°--------
Vercelli - Piemonte14°66°35°85°55°109°71°161°64°233°44°265°23°286°305°--------
Bari - Puglia18°70°40°87°63°112°76°186°60°251°38°275°16°292°----------
Brindisi - Puglia19°70°41°87°63°112°76°189°60°253°37°276°15°293°----------
Foggia - Puglia18°69°39°87°62°111°76°181°61°249°39°274°17°291°----------
Lecce - Puglia19°70°41°87°64°112°76°191°60°254°37°276°15°293°----------
Taranto - Puglia18°70°41°87°63°112°76°188°60°253°38°275°16°292°----------
Cagliari - Sardegna12°65°34°81°58°101°77°156°67°246°44°272°21°288°306°--------
Nuoro - Sardegna13°65°35°82°58°103°76°158°66°244°44°271°21°288°306°--------
Oristano - Sardegna12°65°34°81°57°102°76°155°67°244°44°271°22°288°305°--------
Sassari - Sardegna12°65°34°82°57°103°75°156°66°242°44°270°22°287°305°--------
Agrigento - Sicilia15°67°38°82°61°102°80°172°64°255°40°276°17°291°----------
Caltanissetta - Sicilia15°67°38°83°62°103°79°174°64°255°40°276°17°292°----------
Catania - Sicilia16°68°39°83°63°104°79°179°63°256°39°277°16°292°----------
Enna - Sicilia15°67°38°83°62°103°79°175°63°255°40°276°17°292°----------
Messina - Sicilia16°68°39°84°63°105°79°182°62°255°39°276°16°292°----------
Palermo - Sicilia15°67°38°83°61°103°79°171°64°253°40°275°17°291°----------
Ragusa - Sicilia15°67°38°83°62°102°80°177°63°257°39°277°16°292°----------
Siracusa - Sicilia16°68°39°83°63°103°80°180°63°257°39°277°16°292°----------
Trapani - Sicilia14°67°37°82°60°102°79°168°65°252°41°275°18°291°----------
Arezzo - Toscana16°68°37°86°58°110°73°170°63°241°42°270°20°288°307°--------
Firenze - Toscana15°67°36°86°58°110°73°168°63°240°42°269°21°288°307°--------
Grosseto - Toscana15°67°36°85°58°108°74°167°64°242°42°270°21°288°307°--------
Livorno - Toscana15°67°36°85°57°109°73°165°64°239°43°268°21°287°306°--------
Lucca - Toscana15°67°36°85°57°109°73°166°64°239°43°268°21°287°306°--------
Massa Carrara - Toscana15°67°36°85°57°109°72°164°64°237°43°267°22°287°306°--------
Pisa - Toscana15°67°36°85°57°109°73°165°64°239°43°268°21°287°306°--------
Pistoia - Toscana15°67°36°86°58°110°73°167°63°239°42°268°21°288°307°--------
Prato - Toscana15°67°36°86°58°110°73°168°63°240°42°269°21°288°307°--------
Siena - Toscana15°67°37°86°58°110°73°168°63°241°42°269°21°288°307°--------
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige17°68°37°88°57°114°70°170°62°236°42°266°22°287°307°--------
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige16°68°37°87°57°113°71°169°62°236°42°267°22°287°307°--------
Perugia - Umbria16°68°37°86°59°110°74°171°63°243°41°270°20°289°308°--------
Terni - Umbria16°68°37°86°59°110°74°172°63°244°41°271°19°289°308°--------
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta14°65°34°85°55°109°70°159°64°231°45°264°24°285°304°--------
Belluno - Veneto17°68°37°88°58°115°71°172°61°238°41°267°21°288°308°--------
Padova - Veneto16°68°37°87°58°113°71°171°62°238°42°268°21°288°307°--------
Rovigo - Veneto16°68°37°87°58°113°72°170°62°239°42°268°21°288°307°--------
Treviso - Veneto17°68°37°88°58°114°71°172°62°238°41°268°21°288°308°--------
Venezia - Veneto17°68°37°88°58°114°71°172°62°239°41°268°21°288°308°--------
Verona - Veneto16°68°36°87°57°112°71°168°62°237°42°267°22°287°307°--------
Vicenza - Veneto16°68°37°87°57°113°71°170°62°238°42°267°21°287°307°--------

The Sky and Stars in Italy

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Roma - Lazio, Italy 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.

Roma - LazioChieti - AbruzzoL'Aquila - AbruzzoPescara - AbruzzoTeramo - AbruzzoMatera - BasilicataPotenza - BasilicataCatanzaro - CalabriaCosenza - CalabriaCrotone - CalabriaReggio Calabria - CalabriaVibo Valentia - CalabriaAvellino - CampaniaBenevento - CampaniaCaserta - CampaniaNapoli - CampaniaCampania - SalernoEmilia Romagna - BolognaFerrara - Emilia RomagnaForlì-Cesena - Emilia RomagnaModena - Emilia RomagnaParma - Emilia RomagnaPiacenza - Emilia RomagnaRavenna - Emilia RomagnaReggio Emilia - Emilia RomagnaRimini - Emilia RomagnaGorizia - Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone - Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste - Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdine - Friuli Venezia GiuliaFrosinone - LazioLatina - LazioRieti - LazioViterbo - LazioGenova - LiguriaImperia - LiguriaLa Spezia - LiguriaSavona - LiguriaBergamo - LombardiaBrescia - LombardiaComo - LombardiaCremona - LombardiaLecco - LombardiaLodi - LombardiaMantova - LombardiaMilano - LombardiaPavia - LombardiaSondrio - LombardiaVarese - LombardiaAncona - MarcheAscoli Piceno - MarcheMacerata - MarchePesaro - Urbino - MarcheCampobasso - MoliseIsernia - MoliseAlessandria - PiemonteAsti - PiemonteBiella - PiemonteCuneo - PiemonteNovara - PiemonteTorino - PiemonteVerbania - PiemonteVercelli - PiemonteBari - PugliaBrindisi - PugliaFoggia - PugliaLecce - PugliaTaranto - PugliaCagliari - SardegnaNuoro - SardegnaOristano - SardegnaSassari - SardegnaAgrigento - SiciliaCaltanissetta - SiciliaCatania - SiciliaEnna - SiciliaMessina - SiciliaPalermo - SiciliaRagusa - SiciliaSiracusa - SiciliaTrapani - SiciliaArezzo - ToscanaFirenze - ToscanaGrosseto - ToscanaLivorno - ToscanaLucca - ToscanaMassa Carrara - ToscanaPisa - ToscanaPistoia - ToscanaPrato - ToscanaSiena - ToscanaBolzano - Trentino Alto AdigeTrento - Trentino Alto AdigePerugia - UmbriaTerni - UmbriaAosta - Valle d'AostaBelluno - VenetoPadova - VenetoRovigo - VenetoTreviso - VenetoVenezia - VenetoVerona - VenetoVicenza - Veneto
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