Can η-Lyrids be seen in Belgium?
Brussels, capital of Belgium.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
η-Lyrids(ELY) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, May 3 2020 until Thursday, May 14 2020. Its peak day is Friday, May 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of η-Lyrids
η-Lyrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=287°, delta=+44°. 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 η-Lyrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Friday, May 8 2020, for the following cities in Belgium.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Brussels | 34° | 61° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 101° | 83° | 201° | 66° | 266° | 48° | 287° | 31° | 304° | 17° | 322° | 8° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 20° | 44° |
| Antwerpen | 35° | 61° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 102° | 82° | 200° | 66° | 266° | 48° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 321° | 8° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 10° | 24° | 20° | 44° |
| Brabant Wallon | 34° | 61° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 100° | 83° | 203° | 66° | 267° | 48° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 16° | 322° | 7° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 20° | 44° |
| Hainaut | 34° | 60° | 52° | 77° | 71° | 99° | 83° | 199° | 67° | 267° | 48° | 287° | 31° | 303° | 16° | 321° | 7° | 341° | 4° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 19° | 43° |
| Ličge | 34° | 60° | 52° | 77° | 71° | 100° | 83° | 203° | 66° | 267° | 48° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 16° | 322° | 7° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 20° | 44° |
| Limburg | 35° | 61° | 53° | 79° | 72° | 102° | 82° | 206° | 66° | 267° | 47° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 16° | 322° | 7° | 342° | 5° | 4° | 10° | 25° | 21° | 44° |
| Luxembourg | 35° | 61° | 53° | 77° | 72° | 99° | 83° | 211° | 66° | 269° | 47° | 288° | 29° | 305° | 15° | 322° | 6° | 342° | 4° | 4° | 9° | 25° | 20° | 44° |
| Namur | 35° | 61° | 52° | 77° | 71° | 100° | 83° | 205° | 66° | 268° | 47° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 16° | 322° | 7° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 25° | 20° | 44° |
| Oost-Vlaanderen | 34° | 60° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 101° | 83° | 198° | 67° | 266° | 48° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 321° | 8° | 341° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 20° | 43° |
| Vlaams Brabant | 35° | 61° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 101° | 83° | 202° | 66° | 267° | 48° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 17° | 322° | 8° | 342° | 5° | 3° | 9° | 24° | 20° | 44° |
| West-Vlaanderen | 34° | 60° | 51° | 77° | 70° | 100° | 83° | 193° | 67° | 265° | 49° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 321° | 8° | 341° | 5° | 2° | 9° | 23° | 20° | 43° |
The Sky and Stars in Belgium
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brussels, Belgium 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.
| Brussels | Antwerpen | Brabant Wallon | Hainaut | Ličge | Limburg | Luxembourg | Namur | Oost-Vlaanderen | Vlaams Brabant | West-Vlaanderen |