Can η-Lyrids be seen in Netherlands?
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands.
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 Netherlands.
| 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. | |
| Amsterdam | 35° | 62° | 53° | 80° | 71° | 106° | 81° | 200° | 66° | 263° | 48° | 285° | 31° | 303° | 18° | 322° | 9° | 342° | 6° | 3° | 11° | 25° | 21° | 44° |
| Drenthe | 37° | 63° | 54° | 82° | 72° | 109° | 80° | 206° | 65° | 264° | 47° | 286° | 31° | 304° | 17° | 323° | 9° | 343° | 7° | 5° | 12° | 26° | 22° | 46° |
| Flevoland | 36° | 62° | 53° | 81° | 71° | 107° | 81° | 203° | 66° | 264° | 47° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 322° | 9° | 342° | 7° | 4° | 11° | 25° | 22° | 45° |
| Friesland | 36° | 63° | 53° | 82° | 71° | 109° | 80° | 202° | 65° | 263° | 47° | 285° | 31° | 303° | 18° | 322° | 9° | 342° | 7° | 4° | 12° | 25° | 22° | 45° |
| Gelderland | 36° | 62° | 53° | 80° | 72° | 106° | 81° | 205° | 65° | 265° | 47° | 286° | 30° | 304° | 17° | 322° | 8° | 343° | 6° | 4° | 11° | 25° | 22° | 45° |
| Groningen | 37° | 63° | 54° | 82° | 72° | 110° | 80° | 205° | 65° | 263° | 47° | 286° | 31° | 304° | 18° | 323° | 9° | 343° | 7° | 5° | 12° | 26° | 23° | 46° |
| Limburg | 36° | 62° | 53° | 79° | 72° | 104° | 82° | 208° | 65° | 267° | 47° | 287° | 30° | 304° | 16° | 322° | 8° | 343° | 5° | 4° | 10° | 25° | 21° | 45° |
| Noord-Brabant | 35° | 61° | 53° | 79° | 71° | 104° | 82° | 203° | 66° | 266° | 47° | 286° | 31° | 304° | 17° | 322° | 8° | 342° | 6° | 4° | 10° | 25° | 21° | 44° |
| Noord-Holland | 36° | 62° | 53° | 80° | 71° | 106° | 81° | 199° | 66° | 263° | 48° | 285° | 31° | 303° | 18° | 321° | 9° | 342° | 7° | 3° | 11° | 25° | 21° | 44° |
| Overijssel | 36° | 63° | 54° | 81° | 72° | 108° | 81° | 206° | 65° | 265° | 47° | 286° | 30° | 304° | 17° | 323° | 9° | 343° | 7° | 4° | 11° | 26° | 22° | 45° |
| Utrecht | 35° | 62° | 53° | 80° | 71° | 105° | 81° | 202° | 66° | 264° | 48° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 322° | 9° | 342° | 6° | 4° | 11° | 25° | 21° | 44° |
| Zeeland | 35° | 61° | 52° | 78° | 71° | 102° | 82° | 197° | 67° | 265° | 48° | 286° | 31° | 303° | 17° | 321° | 8° | 341° | 6° | 3° | 10° | 24° | 20° | 43° |
The Sky and Stars in Netherlands
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Amsterdam, Netherlands 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.
| Amsterdam | Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | Noord-Brabant | Noord-Holland | Overijssel | Utrecht | Zeeland |