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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

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.

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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 Brazil.

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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.
Brasilia40°23°26°30°25°339°11°322°--------------
Rio Branco18°37°32°20°36°354°27°331°318°--------------
Maceió19°37°33°18°36°352°26°330°317°--------------
Macapá16°44°35°32°46°41°338°25°320°314°------------
Manaus18°41°35°27°43°36°334°19°319°--------------
Salvador15°37°29°20°33°355°24°332°319°--------------
Fortaleza22°39°38°22°42°354°32°330°14°317°------------46°
Vitória37°21°20°26°357°18°335°320°--------------
Goiânia41°21°26°29°25°340°11°323°--------------
São Luís19°41°36°26°43°360°36°333°19°319°--------------
Cuiabá11°38°26°21°30°357°23°335°320°--------------
Campo Grande37°21°19°25°356°18°334°319°--------------
Belo Horizonte39°21°22°26°360°20°337°321°--------------
Belém17°43°35°30°44°39°336°23°320°314°------------
João Pessoa22°37°36°18°38°351°28°329°317°------------45°
Curitiba--14°25°20°17°341°324°--------------
Recife21°36°35°18°37°351°27°329°317°------------45°
Teresina18°40°35°25°41°358°33°333°16°319°--------------
Rio de Janeiro38°18°21°23°359°17°337°321°--------------
Natal22°37°37°19°39°351°29°329°10°317°------------45°
Porto Alegre--26°16°13°343°325°--------------
Porto Velho11°42°29°28°37°32°338°17°322°--------------
Boa Vista22°43°40°29°49°42°332°24°318°314°----------46°
Florianópolis--12°24°18°15°341°323°--------------
São Paulo40°16°24°22°18°339°322°--------------
Aracaju17°37°31°19°35°354°25°331°318°--------------
Palmas11°41°28°27°36°31°338°16°322°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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