σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 σ-Hydrids
σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Costa Rica.
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City
Time
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02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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San José
47°
98°
75°
121°
71°
246°
42°
263°
13°
270°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
18°
91°
Alajuela
46°
98°
74°
121°
71°
244°
43°
263°
13°
269°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17°
91°
Cartago
47°
98°
75°
122°
71°
247°
42°
264°
12°
270°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
18°
91°
Guanacaste
45°
98°
74°
120°
72°
243°
43°
263°
14°
269°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17°
91°
Heredia
47°
98°
75°
123°
71°
245°
42°
263°
13°
270°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18°
91°
Limón
47°
98°
76°
123°
70°
247°
41°
264°
12°
270°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19°
91°
Puntarenas
46°
98°
74°
120°
72°
245°
43°
263°
13°
270°
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17°
91°
The Sky and Stars in Costa Rica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from San José, Costa Rica 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.
