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 United Kingdom.
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Time
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02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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London, England
26°
123°
38°
156°
40°
195°
30°
229°
13°
256°
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9°
98°
Manchester, England
24°
122°
36°
154°
38°
191°
29°
226°
14°
254°
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7°
97°
Birmingham, England
24°
122°
37°
154°
39°
192°
30°
227°
14°
255°
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8°
97°
Liverpool, England
23°
121°
35°
153°
38°
190°
30°
225°
14°
253°
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7°
96°
Cardiff, Wales
24°
120°
37°
152°
40°
190°
31°
226°
15°
254°
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7°
96°
Swansea, Wales
24°
119°
37°
151°
40°
189°
31°
225°
15°
253°
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6°
95°
Newport, Wales
24°
120°
37°
152°
40°
191°
31°
226°
15°
254°
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7°
96°
Wrexham, Wales
23°
121°
36°
153°
38°
190°
30°
225°
14°
253°
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7°
96°
Glasgow, Scotland
21°
121°
33°
152°
36°
188°
28°
223°
14°
252°
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6°
95°
Edinburgh, Scotland
22°
122°
33°
153°
36°
190°
28°
224°
14°
253°
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6°
96°
Aberdeen, Scotland
22°
123°
32°
155°
34°
191°
27°
225°
13°
253°
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7°
97°
Dundee, Scotland
22°
122°
33°
154°
35°
190°
28°
224°
13°
253°
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6°
96°
Belfast, Northern Ireland
21°
119°
34°
150°
37°
186°
30°
222°
16°
251°
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5°
94°
Derry, Northern Ireland
20°
118°
33°
148°
37°
185°
30°
220°
16°
249°
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4°
93°
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
21°
119°
34°
149°
37°
186°
30°
222°
16°
250°
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5°
94°
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
21°
119°
33°
150°
37°
186°
30°
222°
16°
251°
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5°
94°
The Sky and Stars in United Kingdom
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from London, England, United Kingdom 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.