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 Egypt.
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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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Cairo
37°
112°
57°
146°
60°
205°
41°
243°
16°
263°
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-
-
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-
12°
95°
Aswan
40°
109°
63°
142°
64°
213°
42°
249°
15°
265°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
14°
94°
Asyut
38°
110°
59°
143°
62°
207°
42°
245°
17°
264°
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-
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-
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-
12°
94°
Beni Suef
37°
112°
58°
145°
61°
205°
42°
244°
16°
263°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
12°
95°
Damietta
37°
114°
56°
148°
58°
205°
40°
243°
16°
263°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
13°
95°
Gharbia
37°
110°
60°
142°
63°
206°
43°
245°
17°
263°
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
12°
94°
Sinai
39°
114°
60°
149°
60°
211°
39°
246°
14°
265°
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15°
96°
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.
