Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Netherlands?
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands.
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 Netherlands.
| 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. | |
| Amsterdam | 20° | 114° | 34° | 144° | 40° | 181° | 33° | 218° | 19° | 248° | 1° | 272° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 90° |
| Drenthe | 21° | 116° | 34° | 146° | 39° | 183° | 32° | 220° | 18° | 249° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 92° |
| Flevoland | 20° | 115° | 34° | 145° | 39° | 182° | 33° | 219° | 18° | 248° | 0° | 273° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 91° |
| Friesland | 20° | 115° | 34° | 145° | 39° | 182° | 32° | 219° | 18° | 248° | 0° | 273° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 91° |
| Gelderland | 20° | 115° | 35° | 145° | 40° | 183° | 33° | 219° | 18° | 248° | 0° | 273° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 91° |
| Groningen | 20° | 116° | 34° | 146° | 39° | 183° | 32° | 220° | 18° | 249° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 92° |
| Limburg | 21° | 115° | 35° | 145° | 41° | 183° | 34° | 220° | 19° | 249° | 0° | 273° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 91° |
| Noord-Brabant | 20° | 114° | 35° | 144° | 40° | 182° | 34° | 219° | 19° | 248° | 1° | 272° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 90° |
| Noord-Holland | 20° | 114° | 34° | 144° | 39° | 181° | 33° | 218° | 19° | 247° | 1° | 272° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 90° |
| Overijssel | 21° | 116° | 34° | 146° | 39° | 183° | 33° | 220° | 18° | 249° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 91° |
| Utrecht | 20° | 114° | 34° | 144° | 40° | 182° | 33° | 218° | 19° | 248° | 1° | 272° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 90° |
| Zeeland | 20° | 113° | 34° | 143° | 40° | 180° | 34° | 217° | 20° | 247° | 1° | 271° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 89° |
The Sky and Stars in Netherlands
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Amsterdam, Netherlands 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.
| Amsterdam | Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | Noord-Brabant | Noord-Holland | Overijssel | Utrecht | Zeeland |