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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Spain?


Madrid, capital of Spain.

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.

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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 Spain.

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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.
Madrid----92°24°113°42°142°49°184°39°224°20°251°--------
A Coruña------19°111°37°138°46°177°39°217°22°246°268°------
Álava----93°23°115°40°144°46°185°37°224°18°251°--------
Albacete----93°25°114°44°143°50°187°39°227°19°253°--------
Alacant----95°27°116°45°146°50°191°38°230°17°255°--------
Almería----93°26°113°45°141°52°186°41°228°20°253°--------
Asturias------21°113°39°141°46°181°38°220°20°248°--------
Ávila----92°23°112°41°141°48°183°39°223°20°250°--------
Badajoz------22°110°41°137°50°179°42°221°23°249°--------
Barcelona----96°27°118°43°150°47°193°35°230°15°255°--------
Burgos----92°23°114°40°143°47°184°38°223°19°250°--------
Cáceres------22°111°41°138°50°180°41°222°22°249°--------
Cádiz------23°110°43°137°53°180°43°224°23°250°--------
Cantabria----92°22°114°39°143°46°183°37°222°19°250°--------
Castellón----95°26°116°44°146°49°190°37°228°17°254°--------
Ceuta----91°24°110°44°137°53°182°43°225°22°251°--------
Ciudad Real----92°24°112°43°141°50°184°40°225°20°251°--------
Córdoba----92°24°111°43°139°51°183°41°224°21°251°--------
Cuenca----93°25°114°43°144°49°186°38°226°19°252°--------
Girona----97°27°119°43°151°46°193°34°230°15°255°--------
Granada----92°25°112°44°140°52°184°41°226°21°252°--------
Guadalajara----93°24°114°42°143°48°185°39°225°19°251°--------
Guipúzcoa----93°23°115°40°145°46°186°36°224°18°251°--------
Huelva------22°109°42°136°52°179°43°222°23°250°--------
Huesca----95°26°117°42°148°47°190°36°228°16°253°--------
Illes Balears----96°28°118°45°150°49°194°36°231°15°256°--------
Jaén----92°24°112°44°140°51°184°41°226°21°252°--------
La Rioja----93°24°115°41°144°47°186°37°225°18°251°--------
Las Palmas----94°31°110°53°137°60°192°45°236°20°257°--------
León------21°113°39°141°47°181°38°221°20°249°--------
Lleida----95°26°117°43°148°47°190°36°228°16°254°--------
Lugo------20°111°38°139°46°178°39°218°21°247°269°------
Málaga----92°24°111°44°139°52°183°42°226°21°252°--------
Melilla----93°26°112°46°140°54°186°42°228°21°253°--------
Murcia----94°26°114°45°144°51°188°39°228°19°254°--------
Navarra----94°24°116°41°146°46°187°36°225°18°252°--------
Ourense------20°111°38°138°47°178°40°218°22°247°269°------
Palencia----92°22°113°40°142°47°183°38°222°20°250°--------
Pontevedra------19°110°38°137°47°177°40°217°22°246°268°------
Salamanca------22°112°40°140°48°181°40°222°21°249°--------
Santa Cruz de Tenerife----93°30°109°52°137°60°190°45°235°21°257°--------
Segovia----92°23°113°41°142°48°183°39°223°20°250°--------
Sevilla------23°110°43°137°52°181°42°223°22°250°--------
Soria----93°24°115°41°144°47°186°37°225°18°251°--------
Tarragona----96°27°117°43°148°47°191°36°229°16°254°--------
Teruel----94°25°115°43°145°48°188°38°227°18°253°--------
Toledo----92°24°113°42°141°49°184°40°224°20°251°--------
València----95°27°116°44°146°49°190°37°229°17°254°--------
Valladolid----92°22°113°40°141°47°182°39°222°20°250°--------
Vizcaya----93°23°115°40°144°46°185°37°223°18°251°--------
Zamora------22°112°40°140°48°181°39°221°21°249°--------
Zaragoza----95°26°117°43°148°47°191°36°228°16°254°--------

The Sky and Stars in Spain

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Madrid, Spain 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