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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Istanbul20°105°40°132°51°172°45°217°27°247°268°------------
Adana26°108°46°136°55°182°45°227°24°253°------------90°
Afion22°106°42°132°53°174°46°220°27°249°269°------------
Amasya25°110°44°139°51°183°42°225°22°252°------------90°
Ankara23°108°43°135°52°178°44°222°25°250°271°----------88°
Antalya22°105°43°131°55°174°47°221°27°250°270°------------
Artvin29°115°46°147°50°192°38°231°18°257°------------94°
Aydin20°103°41°128°54°170°48°217°29°248°268°------------
Balikesir19°104°40°130°52°170°46°216°28°247°268°------------
Bartin22°108°41°136°50°177°43°220°24°249°270°----------88°
Bayburt30°116°47°148°51°194°38°233°17°257°------------95°
Bilecik21°106°41°132°52°173°45°218°27°248°269°------------
Bursa20°105°40°131°51°172°45°217°27°247°268°------------
Corum24°110°43°138°51°181°42°224°23°252°272°----------90°
Denizli21°104°42°130°54°172°47°219°28°249°269°------------
Edirne18°104°38°129°50°168°45°213°28°245°267°------------
Elazig28°112°47°142°53°189°41°230°20°256°------------92°
Erzincan28°113°46°143°52°189°40°230°20°255°------------92°
Erzurum29°114°47°146°51°192°39°231°18°257°------------94°
Eskisehir21°106°41°132°52°174°45°219°26°249°269°------------
Gaziantep27°110°47°139°55°186°43°229°22°255°------------91°
Icel20°105°40°131°51°172°45°217°27°247°269°------------
Isparta22°105°43°131°54°174°47°221°27°250°270°------------
Izmir19°103°40°128°53°168°48°216°29°247°267°------------
Karabuk24°108°44°135°53°179°44°224°24°251°271°----------89°
Kars30°116°47°148°50°194°38°233°17°258°------------95°
Kayseri26°110°45°138°53°183°43°227°23°253°------------90°
Kirklareli18°104°38°130°50°169°45°214°28°245°267°------------
Kocaeli25°109°45°137°53°182°43°225°23°253°272°----------90°
Konya23°107°44°133°54°177°46°223°26°251°271°----------88°
Kutahya21°106°41°132°52°173°46°219°27°248°269°------------
Malatya27°111°47°141°53°187°42°229°21°255°------------92°
Manisa19°103°40°128°53°169°48°216°29°247°268°------------
Sakarya21°106°41°133°51°174°44°219°26°248°269°------------
Samsun25°111°43°140°51°184°41°225°22°252°------------91°
Sivas26°111°45°140°52°185°42°227°22°254°------------91°
Trabzon27°114°45°144°51°189°39°229°19°255°------------93°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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