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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Romania?


Bucharest, capital of Romania.

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 Romania.

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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.
Bucharest27°116°43°148°47°190°36°229°17°255°------------94°
Alba25°118°40°150°43°190°34°227°16°254°------------95°
Arad23°114°40°143°46°184°37°223°20°251°------------91°
Arges26°116°42°147°47°189°37°227°18°254°------------93°
Bacau26°118°41°150°45°191°35°228°16°255°------------95°
Bihor23°114°39°144°45°185°36°223°19°251°------------92°
Bistrita-Nasaud25°116°40°147°45°188°35°225°18°253°------------93°
Botosani26°118°40°150°44°191°34°227°16°255°------------95°
Braila28°118°43°150°46°193°35°230°16°256°------------95°
Brasov26°116°41°148°46°189°36°227°18°254°------------94°
Buzau27°117°42°149°46°191°35°229°17°255°------------95°
Calarasi26°114°43°145°48°188°38°227°19°254°------------93°
Caras-Severin24°113°41°143°47°184°38°224°20°252°------------91°
Cluj24°115°40°146°45°186°36°225°18°252°------------93°
Constanta28°118°44°150°47°193°35°231°16°257°------------95°
Covasna26°117°42°149°46°190°35°228°17°255°------------94°
Dambovita26°116°41°147°46°189°36°227°18°254°------------93°
Dolj25°114°42°145°47°187°38°226°19°253°------------92°
Galati27°118°42°150°45°192°35°229°16°256°------------95°
Giurgiu27°116°43°148°47°190°37°229°18°255°------------94°
Gorj25°114°41°145°47°186°37°225°19°253°------------92°
Harghita26°117°41°148°45°189°35°227°17°254°------------94°
Hunedoara24°114°41°145°46°186°37°224°19°252°------------92°
Ialomita28°117°43°149°47°192°36°230°17°256°------------95°
Iasi26°119°41°151°44°192°34°228°16°255°------------95°
Maramures24°116°39°147°44°187°35°225°18°252°------------93°
Mehedinti25°114°41°144°47°185°38°225°20°252°------------92°
Mures25°116°41°147°45°188°36°226°18°253°------------93°
Neamt26°118°41°150°44°190°34°228°16°255°------------95°
Olt26°115°42°146°47°188°37°227°19°254°------------93°
Prahova27°117°42°148°46°190°36°228°17°255°------------94°
Salaj24°115°40°146°45°186°36°224°19°252°------------92°
Satu Mare23°115°39°145°44°185°36°223°19°251°------------92°
Sibiu25°116°41°146°46°188°36°226°18°253°------------93°
Suceava25°118°40°149°44°190°34°227°17°254°------------94°
Teleorman26°115°43°147°47°189°37°228°18°254°------------93°
Timis23°113°40°143°46°184°38°223°20°251°------------91°
Tulcea28°119°43°152°46°194°34°231°15°257°------------96°
Valcea26°115°42°146°47°188°37°226°18°254°------------93°
Vaslui27°119°42°151°45°192°34°229°16°256°------------96°
Vrancea27°118°42°150°46°191°35°229°16°255°------------95°

The Sky and Stars in Romania

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bucharest, Romania 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.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06