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.
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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 Egypt.
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Time
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04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Cairo
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6°
94°
31°
112°
52°
141°
58°
194°
43°
236°
19°
258°
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Aswan
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8°
95°
35°
109°
58°
138°
63°
201°
44°
242°
18°
260°
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Asyut
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-
6°
94°
32°
110°
54°
139°
61°
196°
44°
238°
19°
259°
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Beni Suef
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-
6°
94°
31°
111°
53°
140°
59°
195°
43°
237°
19°
258°
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Damietta
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-
6°
95°
31°
113°
52°
143°
57°
195°
41°
236°
18°
257°
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Gharbia
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-
6°
94°
32°
110°
55°
138°
61°
195°
45°
238°
20°
258°
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Sinai
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-
8°
96°
34°
113°
55°
144°
59°
200°
41°
240°
17°
260°
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The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
