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 Iraq.
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08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Baghdad
42°
58°
63°
57°
79°
6°
65°
304°
44°
301°
23°
309°
5°
321°
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4°
38°
22°
51°
Basra
43°
56°
64°
51°
76°
354°
61°
307°
40°
304°
19°
310°
1°
323°
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4°
40°
22°
51°
Mosul
43°
60°
64°
63°
82°
14°
68°
299°
46°
299°
26°
307°
8°
320°
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6°
38°
23°
51°
The Sky and Stars in Iraq
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Baghdad, Iraq 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.
