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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

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.

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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 Italy.

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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.
Roma - Lazio29°116°46°148°49°193°37°231°17°257°------------95°
Chieti - Abruzzo30°118°46°151°49°196°36°233°16°258°------------96°
L'Aquila - Abruzzo29°117°46°150°49°194°36°232°16°257°------------95°
Pescara - Abruzzo30°118°46°151°48°196°36°233°16°258°------------96°
Teramo - Abruzzo29°118°45°150°48°195°36°232°16°258°------------96°
Matera - Basilicata32°119°48°153°50°200°35°236°14°260°------------11°97°
Potenza - Basilicata32°119°48°152°50°199°36°236°15°260°------------11°97°
Catanzaro - Calabria33°118°50°152°51°200°36°237°15°261°------------12°97°
Cosenza - Calabria33°118°49°152°51°200°36°237°15°260°------------11°97°
Crotone - Calabria33°119°50°153°51°201°36°238°14°261°------------12°97°
Reggio Calabria - Calabria33°117°50°151°52°199°37°237°15°260°------------11°96°
Vibo Valentia - Calabria33°118°50°152°52°200°37°237°15°260°------------11°97°
Avellino - Campania31°118°47°151°50°197°36°234°16°259°------------10°96°
Benevento - Campania31°118°47°151°50°197°36°234°16°259°------------10°96°
Caserta - Campania31°118°47°150°50°196°37°234°16°258°------------10°96°
Napoli - Campania31°117°47°150°50°196°37°234°16°258°------------10°96°
Campania - Salerno31°118°48°151°50°197°37°234°16°259°------------10°96°
Emilia Romagna - Bologna27°117°43°148°47°191°36°229°17°255°------------94°
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna27°117°43°149°47°191°36°229°17°255°------------95°
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna28°117°44°149°47°192°36°230°17°256°------------95°
Modena - Emilia Romagna27°116°43°148°47°190°36°228°17°255°------------94°
Parma - Emilia Romagna26°116°42°147°47°189°36°228°18°254°------------94°
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna26°116°42°146°47°188°37°227°18°254°------------93°
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna28°117°43°149°47°192°36°230°17°256°------------95°
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna27°116°43°147°47°190°36°228°18°255°------------94°
Rimini - Emilia Romagna28°118°44°150°47°193°36°230°16°256°------------95°
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia28°119°43°152°45°194°34°230°15°257°------------96°
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia27°119°42°151°45°192°34°229°16°256°------------95°
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia28°119°43°152°45°194°34°231°15°257°------------96°
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia27°119°42°151°45°193°34°230°16°256°------------96°
Frosinone - Lazio30°117°46°149°49°195°37°233°16°258°------------95°
Latina - Lazio29°117°46°149°50°194°37°232°17°257°------------95°
Rieti - Lazio29°117°45°149°49°194°37°232°17°257°------------95°
Viterbo - Lazio28°116°45°148°49°192°37°231°17°256°------------95°
Genova - Liguria26°115°42°145°47°187°37°226°19°253°------------93°
Imperia - Liguria25°114°42°144°48°186°38°226°20°253°------------92°
La Spezia - Liguria26°115°43°146°47°189°37°227°18°254°------------93°
Savona - Liguria25°114°42°145°47°187°38°226°19°253°------------92°
Bergamo - Lombardia25°116°41°147°46°188°36°226°18°254°------------93°
Brescia - Lombardia26°116°42°147°46°189°36°227°18°254°------------94°
Como - Lombardia25°115°41°146°46°187°36°226°18°253°------------93°
Cremona - Lombardia26°116°42°147°46°189°36°227°18°254°------------93°
Lecco - Lombardia25°116°41°146°46°188°36°226°18°253°------------93°
Lodi - Lombardia26°115°42°146°46°188°37°226°18°254°------------93°
Mantova - Lombardia26°117°42°148°46°190°36°228°17°255°------------94°
Milano - Lombardia25°115°41°146°46°188°37°226°18°253°------------93°
Pavia - Lombardia25°115°42°146°47°188°37°226°19°253°------------93°
Sondrio - Lombardia25°116°41°147°45°188°36°226°18°254°------------93°
Varese - Lombardia25°115°41°146°46°187°37°225°19°253°------------93°
Ancona - Marche29°118°45°151°47°194°35°232°16°257°------------96°
Ascoli Piceno - Marche29°118°45°150°48°195°36°232°16°257°------------96°
Macerata - Marche29°118°45°150°48°194°36°232°16°257°------------96°
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche28°117°44°149°48°193°36°231°16°256°------------95°
Campobasso - Molise31°118°47°151°49°197°36°234°16°259°------------10°96°
Isernia - Molise30°118°47°151°49°196°36°233°16°258°------------10°96°
Alessandria - Piemonte25°115°42°145°47°187°37°226°19°253°------------92°
Asti - Piemonte25°114°41°145°47°186°37°225°19°253°------------92°
Biella - Piemonte25°114°41°145°46°186°37°225°19°252°------------92°
Cuneo - Piemonte25°113°42°143°47°185°38°225°20°252°------------92°
Novara - Piemonte25°115°41°145°46°187°37°225°19°253°------------93°
Torino - Piemonte24°114°41°144°47°185°38°225°20°252°------------92°
Verbania - Piemonte25°115°41°145°46°187°37°225°19°253°------------92°
Vercelli - Piemonte25°115°41°145°46°187°37°225°19°253°------------92°
Bari - Puglia32°120°48°154°49°200°35°236°14°260°------------12°98°
Brindisi - Puglia33°120°49°155°49°201°35°237°13°261°------------12°98°
Foggia - Puglia31°119°47°152°49°198°36°235°15°259°------------11°97°
Lecce - Puglia33°121°49°155°49°202°35°238°13°261°------------13°98°
Taranto - Puglia33°120°49°154°50°201°35°237°14°261°------------12°98°
Cagliari - Sardegna28°112°46°142°52°188°41°230°20°255°------------92°
Nuoro - Sardegna27°113°46°143°51°189°40°229°20°255°------------92°
Oristano - Sardegna27°112°46°142°52°188°41°229°20°255°------------92°
Sassari - Sardegna27°113°45°143°51°187°40°228°20°254°------------92°
Agrigento - Sicilia32°115°50°147°54°196°39°235°17°259°------------95°
Caltanissetta - Sicilia32°115°50°148°53°197°39°236°17°259°------------10°95°
Catania - Sicilia33°116°50°149°53°199°38°237°16°260°------------11°96°
Enna - Sicilia32°116°50°148°53°197°39°236°17°259°------------10°95°
Messina - Sicilia33°117°50°150°52°199°37°237°15°260°------------11°96°
Palermo - Sicilia31°115°49°147°53°196°39°235°17°259°------------95°
Ragusa - Sicilia33°116°51°149°54°198°39°237°16°260°------------10°95°
Siracusa - Sicilia33°116°51°149°53°199°38°237°16°260°------------11°96°
Trapani - Sicilia31°114°49°146°53°194°39°234°18°258°------------94°
Arezzo - Toscana28°117°44°148°48°192°37°230°17°256°------------95°
Firenze - Toscana27°116°44°148°48°191°37°229°17°255°------------94°
Grosseto - Toscana28°116°44°147°49°191°37°230°18°256°------------94°
Livorno - Toscana27°115°43°146°48°190°37°228°18°255°------------94°
Lucca - Toscana27°116°43°147°48°190°37°228°18°255°------------94°
Massa Carrara - Toscana26°115°43°146°47°189°37°228°18°254°------------93°
Pisa - Toscana27°116°43°147°48°190°37°228°18°255°------------94°
Pistoia - Toscana27°116°43°147°48°190°37°229°18°255°------------94°
Prato - Toscana27°116°43°148°48°191°37°229°18°255°------------94°
Siena - Toscana28°116°44°148°48°191°37°229°18°256°------------94°
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige26°118°41°149°45°190°35°228°17°255°------------95°
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige26°117°42°149°45°190°35°228°17°255°------------94°
Perugia - Umbria28°117°45°149°48°193°36°231°17°256°------------95°
Terni - Umbria29°117°45°149°49°193°37°231°17°257°------------95°
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta24°114°40°144°46°185°37°224°20°252°------------92°
Belluno - Veneto27°118°42°150°45°192°35°229°16°255°------------95°
Padova - Veneto27°118°42°149°46°191°35°229°17°255°------------95°
Rovigo - Veneto27°117°43°149°46°191°36°229°17°255°------------95°
Treviso - Veneto27°118°42°150°46°192°35°229°16°256°------------95°
Venezia - Veneto27°118°43°150°46°192°35°229°16°256°------------95°
Verona - Veneto26°117°42°148°46°190°36°228°17°255°------------94°
Vicenza - Veneto27°117°42°149°46°191°35°228°17°255°------------95°

The Sky and Stars in Italy

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Roma - Lazio, Italy 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.

Roma - LazioChieti - AbruzzoL'Aquila - AbruzzoPescara - AbruzzoTeramo - AbruzzoMatera - BasilicataPotenza - BasilicataCatanzaro - CalabriaCosenza - CalabriaCrotone - CalabriaReggio Calabria - CalabriaVibo Valentia - CalabriaAvellino - CampaniaBenevento - CampaniaCaserta - CampaniaNapoli - CampaniaCampania - SalernoEmilia Romagna - BolognaFerrara - Emilia RomagnaForlì-Cesena - Emilia RomagnaModena - Emilia RomagnaParma - Emilia RomagnaPiacenza - Emilia RomagnaRavenna - Emilia RomagnaReggio Emilia - Emilia RomagnaRimini - Emilia RomagnaGorizia - Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone - Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste - Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdine - Friuli Venezia GiuliaFrosinone - LazioLatina - LazioRieti - LazioViterbo - LazioGenova - LiguriaImperia - LiguriaLa Spezia - LiguriaSavona - LiguriaBergamo - LombardiaBrescia - LombardiaComo - LombardiaCremona - LombardiaLecco - LombardiaLodi - LombardiaMantova - LombardiaMilano - LombardiaPavia - LombardiaSondrio - LombardiaVarese - LombardiaAncona - MarcheAscoli Piceno - MarcheMacerata - MarchePesaro - Urbino - MarcheCampobasso - MoliseIsernia - MoliseAlessandria - PiemonteAsti - PiemonteBiella - PiemonteCuneo - PiemonteNovara - PiemonteTorino - PiemonteVerbania - PiemonteVercelli - PiemonteBari - PugliaBrindisi - PugliaFoggia - PugliaLecce - PugliaTaranto - PugliaCagliari - SardegnaNuoro - SardegnaOristano - SardegnaSassari - SardegnaAgrigento - SiciliaCaltanissetta - SiciliaCatania - SiciliaEnna - SiciliaMessina - SiciliaPalermo - SiciliaRagusa - SiciliaSiracusa - SiciliaTrapani - SiciliaArezzo - ToscanaFirenze - ToscanaGrosseto - ToscanaLivorno - ToscanaLucca - ToscanaMassa Carrara - ToscanaPisa - ToscanaPistoia - ToscanaPrato - ToscanaSiena - ToscanaBolzano - Trentino Alto AdigeTrento - Trentino Alto AdigePerugia - UmbriaTerni - UmbriaAosta - Valle d'AostaBelluno - VenetoPadova - VenetoRovigo - VenetoTreviso - VenetoVenezia - VenetoVerona - VenetoVicenza - Veneto
Content last updated on 2016-01-06