Can η-Aquariids be seen in New Zealand?
Wellington, capital of New Zealand.
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 New Zealand.
| 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. | |
| Wellington | - | - | 1° | 90° | 23° | 69° | 42° | 41° | 50° | 359° | 41° | 317° | 22° | 290° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auckland | - | - | 1° | 90° | 25° | 71° | 45° | 44° | 54° | 359° | 44° | 315° | 24° | 288° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bay of Plenty | - | - | 3° | 89° | 26° | 69° | 45° | 40° | 53° | 355° | 42° | 313° | 22° | 287° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canterbury | - | - | - | - | 20° | 71° | 38° | 43° | 47° | 4° | 41° | 322° | 23° | 293° | 2° | 271° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gisborne | - | - | 3° | 88° | 26° | 68° | 45° | 39° | 52° | 354° | 41° | 312° | 21° | 286° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawke's Bay | - | - | 3° | 89° | 25° | 69° | 44° | 40° | 51° | 356° | 41° | 314° | 21° | 287° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | - | - | 2° | 90° | 24° | 70° | 43° | 41° | 51° | 358° | 42° | 315° | 22° | 288° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marlborough | - | - | - | - | 22° | 70° | 41° | 42° | 49° | 1° | 41° | 319° | 23° | 291° | 1° | 270° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nelson | - | - | - | - | 22° | 71° | 41° | 43° | 50° | 1° | 42° | 319° | 23° | 291° | 1° | 270° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northland | - | - | - | - | 24° | 73° | 45° | 46° | 55° | 1° | 46° | 315° | 25° | 288° | 1° | 269° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otago | - | - | - | - | 18° | 72° | 36° | 45° | 45° | 6° | 40° | 326° | 24° | 295° | 4° | 272° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southland | - | - | - | - | 17° | 73° | 35° | 46° | 45° | 9° | 41° | 328° | 25° | 297° | 5° | 274° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taranaki | - | - | 1° | 91° | 23° | 71° | 43° | 43° | 52° | 360° | 43° | 317° | 23° | 289° | 0° | 269° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tasman | - | - | - | - | 22° | 71° | 41° | 43° | 49° | 2° | 42° | 320° | 24° | 291° | 1° | 270° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waikato | - | - | - | - | 22° | 71° | 41° | 44° | 50° | 2° | 43° | 319° | 24° | 291° | 1° | 270° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in New Zealand
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wellington, New Zealand 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.
| Wellington | Auckland | Bay of Plenty | Canterbury | Gisborne | Hawke's Bay | Manawatu-Wanganui | Marlborough | Nelson | Northland | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Tasman | Waikato |