N. Taurids(NTA) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, October 20 2020 until Thursday, December 10 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, November 12 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 N. Taurids
N. Taurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=58°, delta=+22°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 N. Taurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, November 12 2020, for the following cities in United Kingdom.
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City
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
60°
168°
55°
221°
40°
255°
21°
279°
4°
302°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
72°
32°
94°
50°
123°
Manchester, England
58°
164°
55°
215°
40°
251°
23°
277°
6°
300°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
70°
30°
94°
47°
122°
Birmingham, England
59°
164°
55°
217°
40°
253°
22°
278°
5°
300°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
70°
31°
93°
48°
122°
Liverpool, England
58°
163°
55°
214°
41°
251°
23°
276°
6°
299°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
70°
30°
93°
47°
122°
Cardiff, Wales
60°
162°
57°
216°
42°
252°
23°
277°
5°
299°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
69°
30°
92°
48°
119°
Swansea, Wales
59°
160°
57°
214°
42°
251°
23°
276°
6°
299°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
69°
30°
91°
47°
119°
Newport, Wales
60°
162°
57°
216°
41°
252°
23°
277°
5°
299°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
69°
30°
92°
48°
120°
Wrexham, Wales
58°
163°
55°
215°
41°
251°
23°
276°
6°
299°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
70°
30°
93°
47°
121°
Glasgow, Scotland
55°
162°
53°
211°
41°
248°
24°
274°
8°
298°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
69°
29°
93°
45°
122°
Edinburgh, Scotland
55°
164°
53°
212°
40°
249°
23°
275°
7°
299°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
70°
30°
94°
46°
124°
Aberdeen, Scotland
54°
166°
52°
213°
39°
249°
23°
275°
8°
300°
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-
-
-
-
-
0°
47°
14°
71°
30°
96°
45°
126°
Dundee, Scotland
55°
164°
52°
212°
40°
248°
23°
275°
8°
299°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
70°
30°
95°
45°
124°
Belfast, Northern Ireland
56°
159°
55°
209°
42°
247°
25°
273°
8°
297°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
68°
28°
91°
45°
119°
Derry, Northern Ireland
55°
157°
55°
206°
43°
245°
26°
272°
9°
296°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
67°
27°
90°
44°
118°
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
56°
158°
55°
209°
42°
247°
25°
273°
8°
297°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
68°
28°
91°
45°
119°
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
56°
159°
55°
209°
42°
247°
25°
273°
8°
297°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
68°
28°
91°
45°
119°
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.