Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Hungary?
Budapest, capital of Hungary.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
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.
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 Hungary.
| 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. | |
| Budapest | 30° | 125° | 43° | 159° | 43° | 201° | 30° | 235° | 11° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 101° |
| Bacs-Kiskun | 31° | 125° | 44° | 160° | 43° | 202° | 30° | 236° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 101° |
| Baranya | 30° | 124° | 44° | 158° | 44° | 200° | 31° | 235° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 100° |
| Bekes | 32° | 127° | 44° | 162° | 43° | 204° | 29° | 237° | 10° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14° | 102° |
| Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen | 31° | 127° | 42° | 162° | 42° | 203° | 29° | 237° | 10° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 102° |
| Csongrad | 31° | 126° | 44° | 161° | 43° | 203° | 30° | 237° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 101° |
| Debrecen | 32° | 128° | 43° | 163° | 42° | 204° | 29° | 237° | 10° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14° | 103° |
| Fejer | 30° | 124° | 43° | 159° | 43° | 200° | 31° | 235° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 100° |
| Gyor | 29° | 124° | 42° | 158° | 43° | 199° | 31° | 234° | 12° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 99° |
| Gyor-Moson-Sopron | 29° | 123° | 42° | 157° | 43° | 198° | 31° | 233° | 13° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 99° |
| Hajdu-Bihar | 31° | 127° | 43° | 163° | 42° | 204° | 29° | 237° | 10° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14° | 102° |
| Heves | 31° | 126° | 43° | 161° | 42° | 202° | 29° | 236° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 101° |
| Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok | 31° | 126° | 43° | 161° | 43° | 202° | 29° | 236° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 101° |
| Komarom-Esztergom | 30° | 125° | 42° | 159° | 43° | 200° | 30° | 234° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 100° |
| Miskolc | 31° | 127° | 42° | 162° | 42° | 203° | 29° | 236° | 10° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 102° |
| Nograd | 30° | 126° | 42° | 160° | 42° | 201° | 30° | 235° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 101° |
| Pecs | 30° | 124° | 44° | 158° | 44° | 200° | 31° | 235° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 100° |
| Pest | 30° | 125° | 43° | 160° | 43° | 201° | 30° | 235° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 101° |
| Somogy | 30° | 123° | 43° | 157° | 44° | 199° | 32° | 234° | 13° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 99° |
| Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg | 31° | 128° | 43° | 164° | 41° | 204° | 28° | 238° | 9° | 262° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14° | 103° |
| Szeged | 31° | 126° | 44° | 161° | 43° | 203° | 30° | 237° | 11° | 261° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 101° |
| Tolna | 30° | 124° | 43° | 158° | 44° | 200° | 31° | 235° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 100° |
| Vas | 29° | 123° | 42° | 156° | 44° | 198° | 32° | 233° | 13° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 99° |
| Veszprem | 30° | 124° | 43° | 158° | 43° | 199° | 31° | 234° | 12° | 260° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 100° |
| Zala | 29° | 123° | 43° | 156° | 44° | 198° | 32° | 233° | 13° | 259° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 99° |
The Sky and Stars in Hungary
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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.