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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Germany?


Berlin, capital of Germany.

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 Germany.

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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.
Berlin40°67°58°86°76°120°78°230°61°270°43°290°27°308°15°327°348°10°13°30°25°50°
Baden-Württemberg36°62°55°77°74°99°83°234°63°275°44°291°27°307°13°325°345°27°21°46°
Bayern38°63°56°79°76°103°81°240°62°276°43°292°26°308°12°326°347°10°29°22°47°
Brandenburg40°67°58°86°76°119°78°229°61°270°43°290°27°308°15°327°348°13°30°25°49°
Bremen38°65°55°84°73°113°80°214°64°266°46°287°30°305°17°324°345°13°27°24°47°
Hamburg39°66°56°85°73°117°79°216°63°266°45°287°29°306°17°325°345°13°28°24°48°
Hessen37°63°55°80°74°105°81°224°63°271°45°290°28°306°15°325°345°10°27°22°46°
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern40°67°57°87°75°122°77°223°61°267°44°289°28°307°16°326°347°14°30°26°50°
Niedersachsen38°64°55°83°73°112°80°216°63°267°45°288°29°306°16°324°345°12°28°23°47°
Nordrhein-Westfalen37°63°54°80°73°106°81°215°64°268°46°288°29°305°16°324°344°11°26°22°46°
Rheinland-Pfalz36°62°54°78°73°101°83°220°65°271°46°289°28°306°15°324°344°26°21°45°
Saarland35°61°53°77°73°99°83°221°65°272°46°290°28°306°14°323°343°26°20°45°
Sachsen37°63°56°79°75°103°81°236°62°274°43°292°26°308°13°326°346°10°28°22°47°
Sachsen-Anhalt39°66°57°84°75°115°79°227°62°270°44°290°27°307°15°326°347°13°29°24°48°
Schleswig-Holstein39°66°56°86°73°118°78°213°63°264°46°286°30°305°17°324°10°345°14°28°25°48°
Thüringen38°64°56°82°75°110°80°230°62°272°44°291°27°308°14°326°346°11°29°23°48°

The Sky and Stars in Germany

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Berlin, Germany 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