Can η-Aquariids be seen in Germany?
Berlin, capital of Germany.
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 Germany.
| 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. | |
| Berlin | - | - | - | - | 11° | 106° | 27° | 133° | 36° | 167° | 34° | 204° | 22° | 236° | 5° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baden-Württemberg | - | - | - | - | 9° | 102° | 27° | 128° | 39° | 161° | 39° | 200° | 27° | 233° | 9° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bayern | - | - | - | - | 11° | 104° | 28° | 130° | 39° | 164° | 38° | 203° | 25° | 235° | 7° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandenburg | - | - | - | - | 11° | 106° | 27° | 133° | 36° | 167° | 34° | 204° | 23° | 235° | 6° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bremen | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 24° | 129° | 35° | 162° | 35° | 199° | 24° | 231° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamburg | - | - | - | - | 9° | 104° | 25° | 130° | 34° | 163° | 34° | 200° | 23° | 232° | 7° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hessen | - | - | - | - | 9° | 102° | 26° | 128° | 37° | 161° | 37° | 199° | 26° | 232° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | - | - | - | - | 10° | 106° | 25° | 133° | 34° | 166° | 33° | 203° | 22° | 234° | 6° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niedersachsen | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 25° | 129° | 35° | 162° | 35° | 199° | 24° | 232° | 8° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | - | - | - | - | 8° | 101° | 25° | 127° | 36° | 160° | 36° | 198° | 26° | 231° | 9° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | - | - | - | - | 8° | 101° | 26° | 127° | 37° | 159° | 38° | 197° | 27° | 231° | 10° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saarland | - | - | - | - | 8° | 101° | 26° | 126° | 38° | 159° | 38° | 197° | 27° | 231° | 10° | 257° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sachsen | - | - | - | - | 10° | 103° | 28° | 129° | 39° | 163° | 38° | 202° | 26° | 234° | 8° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | - | - | - | - | 10° | 105° | 26° | 132° | 36° | 165° | 35° | 202° | 23° | 234° | 6° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schleswig-Holstein | - | - | - | - | 8° | 103° | 24° | 130° | 34° | 163° | 33° | 199° | 23° | 232° | 7° | 258° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thüringen | - | - | - | - | 10° | 104° | 27° | 131° | 37° | 164° | 36° | 202° | 24° | 234° | 7° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Germany
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Berlin, Germany 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.
| Berlin | Baden-Württemberg | Bayern | Brandenburg | Bremen | Hamburg | Hessen | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Niedersachsen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Rheinland-Pfalz | Saarland | Sachsen | Sachsen-Anhalt | Schleswig-Holstein | Thüringen |