Can η-Aquariids be seen in Canada?
Ottawa, capital of Canada.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of η-Aquariids
η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 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 | - | - | - | - | 14° | 105° | 33° | 131° | 44° | 167° | 41° | 208° | 26° | 240° | 6° | 263° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alberta | - | - | - | - | 6° | 100° | 22° | 126° | 33° | 158° | 34° | 194° | 25° | 227° | 10° | 255° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| British Columbia | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 24° | 129° | 34° | 162° | 34° | 198° | 24° | 231° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manitoba | - | - | - | - | 8° | 104° | 24° | 131° | 33° | 163° | 33° | 199° | 23° | 232° | 7° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Brunswick | - | - | - | - | 10° | 102° | 29° | 126° | 41° | 160° | 41° | 200° | 28° | 234° | 9° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newfoundland | - | - | - | - | 8° | 102° | 24° | 129° | 35° | 161° | 35° | 198° | 25° | 231° | 8° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwest Territories | - | - | - | - | 1° | 95° | 9° | 124° | 15° | 154° | 16° | 185° | 13° | 216° | 6° | 246° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nova Scotia | - | - | - | - | 12° | 103° | 31° | 128° | 43° | 163° | 41° | 204° | 28° | 237° | 8° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nunavut | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 26° | 132° | 35° | 165° | 34° | 202° | 23° | 234° | 7° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ontario | - | - | - | - | 7° | 99° | 25° | 125° | 37° | 157° | 39° | 195° | 28° | 229° | 11° | 256° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prince Edward Island | - | - | - | - | 12° | 104° | 30° | 129° | 42° | 164° | 40° | 204° | 27° | 237° | 7° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quebec | - | - | - | - | 16° | 110° | 33° | 137° | 42° | 174° | 37° | 213° | 22° | 243° | 2° | 266° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saskatchewan | - | - | - | - | 11° | 108° | 26° | 135° | 34° | 169° | 32° | 205° | 21° | 236° | 4° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yukon Territory | - | - | - | - | 3° | 99° | 15° | 127° | 23° | 157° | 24° | 190° | 18° | 222° | 8° | 251° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |