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Can η-Lyrids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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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.
Istanbul35°59°56°69°77°71°80°292°58°290°38°299°19°312°328°----30°18°47°
Adana37°59°59°64°79°45°74°301°52°297°31°304°13°316°------34°19°48°
Afion35°58°56°66°77°60°78°300°56°294°36°301°17°313°329°----31°17°47°
Amasya40°61°60°70°82°62°75°290°53°292°33°302°15°316°333°----34°21°50°
Ankara37°60°58°68°80°63°77°293°55°293°35°302°16°314°331°----32°19°48°
Antalya34°57°55°64°76°53°77°307°55°296°34°303°15°314°330°----31°16°46°
Artvin44°64°65°72°86°45°71°287°49°293°30°304°13°319°337°----37°25°53°
Aydin33°57°54°64°75°59°79°308°58°295°37°301°18°313°328°----29°15°45°
Balikesir34°58°54°67°76°66°80°300°59°292°38°300°19°312°328°----29°16°46°
Bartin38°61°58°71°80°72°78°287°56°290°36°300°18°314°331°----32°20°48°
Bayburt44°64°65°71°86°31°70°289°48°294°29°305°12°319°------38°25°53°
Bilecik36°59°56°68°78°66°79°295°57°292°37°300°18°313°329°----30°18°47°
Bursa35°59°56°68°77°67°79°296°58°291°37°300°19°312°329°----30°17°46°
Corum39°61°60°70°81°63°75°290°54°292°34°302°16°315°332°----33°21°49°
Denizli34°57°55°65°76°58°78°306°57°295°36°302°17°313°329°----30°16°46°
Edirne34°59°54°69°76°74°82°290°60°289°40°298°21°311°327°----28°17°45°
Elazig41°61°62°67°83°41°72°295°50°295°30°305°12°318°------36°22°51°
Erzincan42°62°63°69°84°46°72°291°50°294°30°304°13°318°------36°23°51°
Erzurum43°63°64°69°85°38°71°291°49°295°29°305°12°319°------37°24°52°
Eskisehir36°59°56°68°78°64°78°296°57°292°36°301°18°313°329°----31°18°47°
Gaziantep39°59°60°64°81°41°72°300°51°297°30°305°12°317°------35°20°49°
Icel35°59°56°68°77°67°79°295°58°291°37°300°19°313°329°----30°17°46°
Isparta35°58°56°65°77°57°77°304°56°295°35°302°16°314°330°----31°16°47°
Izmir33°57°53°65°75°62°80°307°59°294°38°301°19°312°327°----29°15°45°
Karabuk37°60°58°67°80°57°76°296°54°294°34°302°15°315°331°----33°19°48°
Kars45°64°66°71°86°30°70°289°48°294°28°305°12°319°------38°26°53°
Kayseri39°60°60°67°81°50°74°296°52°295°32°303°14°316°------34°20°49°
Kirklareli35°59°55°69°76°74°81°289°60°289°39°298°21°311°327°----29°17°46°
Kocaeli38°60°59°67°81°54°75°295°53°294°33°303°14°316°332°----34°20°49°
Konya36°58°57°65°78°54°76°301°55°295°34°303°15°315°331°----32°18°47°
Kutahya35°59°56°67°77°64°78°298°57°293°36°301°18°313°329°----30°17°47°
Malatya40°61°61°66°82°42°72°296°51°296°30°304°12°317°------35°21°50°
Manisa33°57°54°65°75°63°80°305°59°294°38°301°19°312°328°----29°15°45°
Sakarya36°60°57°69°78°69°79°292°57°291°37°300°18°313°329°----31°18°47°
Samsun40°62°61°71°83°65°75°287°53°292°33°302°15°316°333°----34°22°50°
Sivas40°61°61°69°82°54°74°292°52°294°32°303°14°316°333°----35°22°50°
Trabzon42°63°63°71°85°54°72°288°51°293°31°304°14°318°335°----36°24°52°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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