Can η-Lyrids be seen in Canada?
Ottawa, capital of Canada.
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 Canada.
| 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. | |
| Ottawa | 37° | 62° | 57° | 74° | 78° | 86° | 80° | 273° | 59° | 285° | 39° | 297° | 21° | 312° | 7° | 329° | - | - | - | - | 7° | 30° | 20° | 48° |
| Alberta | 37° | 63° | 53° | 83° | 71° | 112° | 79° | 198° | 65° | 259° | 48° | 283° | 32° | 302° | 19° | 321° | 11° | 342° | 9° | 4° | 13° | 25° | 23° | 45° |
| British Columbia | 38° | 65° | 55° | 85° | 73° | 116° | 79° | 211° | 63° | 264° | 46° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 324° | 10° | 344° | 8° | 6° | 14° | 28° | 24° | 47° |
| Manitoba | 39° | 66° | 56° | 86° | 73° | 119° | 78° | 213° | 63° | 264° | 46° | 286° | 30° | 305° | 18° | 324° | 10° | 345° | 9° | 7° | 14° | 28° | 25° | 48° |
| New Brunswick | 35° | 60° | 54° | 74° | 74° | 90° | 84° | 251° | 63° | 279° | 43° | 293° | 25° | 308° | 11° | 325° | 2° | 345° | 1° | 6° | 7° | 27° | 19° | 45° |
| Newfoundland | 38° | 64° | 55° | 83° | 73° | 112° | 80° | 212° | 64° | 265° | 46° | 287° | 30° | 305° | 17° | 324° | 9° | 344° | 7° | 6° | 12° | 27° | 23° | 47° |
| Northwest Territories | 41° | 72° | 50° | 100° | 58° | 134° | 61° | 177° | 59° | 220° | 51° | 256° | 42° | 284° | 34° | 310° | 29° | 334° | 27° | 359° | 28° | 23° | 33° | 47° |
| Nova Scotia | 36° | 61° | 55° | 74° | 76° | 88° | 82° | 266° | 61° | 283° | 41° | 295° | 23° | 310° | 9° | 327° | 1° | 347° | - | - | 6° | 29° | 19° | 46° |
| Nunavut | 39° | 66° | 57° | 85° | 74° | 117° | 79° | 222° | 62° | 268° | 44° | 289° | 28° | 307° | 16° | 326° | 8° | 346° | 7° | 8° | 13° | 29° | 25° | 48° |
| Ontario | 34° | 60° | 52° | 76° | 72° | 97° | 84° | 214° | 66° | 271° | 47° | 289° | 29° | 305° | 15° | 323° | 6° | 342° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 25° | 19° | 44° |
| Prince Edward Island | 37° | 62° | 56° | 76° | 76° | 93° | 82° | 258° | 61° | 281° | 41° | 295° | 24° | 310° | 10° | 327° | 2° | 347° | 1° | 8° | 8° | 29° | 20° | 47° |
| Quebec | 41° | 65° | 61° | 80° | 81° | 104° | 77° | 264° | 56° | 283° | 37° | 298° | 20° | 313° | 8° | 331° | 1° | 352° | 2° | 13° | 11° | 33° | 24° | 51° |
| Saskatchewan | 42° | 69° | 59° | 90° | 75° | 128° | 76° | 226° | 60° | 268° | 43° | 289° | 28° | 308° | 16° | 328° | 9° | 349° | 9° | 10° | 16° | 32° | 27° | 51° |
| Yukon Territory | 40° | 69° | 52° | 95° | 64° | 130° | 69° | 185° | 63° | 237° | 50° | 270° | 38° | 294° | 28° | 317° | 21° | 339° | 19° | 2° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 47° |
The Sky and Stars in Canada
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Ottawa, Canada 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.
| Ottawa | Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northwest Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon Territory |