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Oct. Camelopardalids(OCT) meteor shower will be active from Monday, October 5 2020 until Tuesday, October 6 2020. Its peak day is Monday, October 5 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Oct. Camelopardalids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=164°, delta=+79°. 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 Oct. Camelopardalids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, October 5 2020, for the following cities in Canada.
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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. | |
Ottawa | 34° | 3° | 36° | 10° | 41° | 14° | 46° | 16° | 52° | 13° | 55° | 5° | 55° | 355° | 52° | 347° | 46° | 344° | 41° | 346° | 36° | 350° | 34° | 357° |
Alberta | 43° | 1° | 45° | 9° | 49° | 15° | 54° | 19° | 60° | 18° | 64° | 11° | 66° | 357° | 63° | 346° | 58° | 341° | 52° | 342° | 47° | 347° | 44° | 354° |
British Columbia | 43° | 2° | 45° | 10° | 49° | 16° | 54° | 19° | 60° | 17° | 64° | 9° | 65° | 356° | 62° | 345° | 57° | 341° | 51° | 342° | 46° | 348° | 44° | 355° |
Manitoba | 44° | 2° | 45° | 10° | 49° | 16° | 55° | 19° | 61° | 18° | 65° | 9° | 65° | 355° | 62° | 345° | 57° | 341° | 51° | 342° | 47° | 348° | 44° | 355° |
New Brunswick | 35° | 2° | 37° | 9° | 41° | 14° | 47° | 16° | 52° | 14° | 56° | 7° | 57° | 357° | 54° | 348° | 49° | 344° | 43° | 345° | 39° | 349° | 36° | 355° |
Newfoundland | 42° | 2° | 44° | 9° | 48° | 15° | 53° | 19° | 59° | 17° | 63° | 9° | 64° | 356° | 61° | 346° | 56° | 341° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 348° | 43° | 355° |
Northwest Territories | 62° | 359° | 62° | 11° | 65° | 23° | 69° | 33° | 75° | 40° | 80° | 37° | 84° | 2° | 81° | 325° | 75° | 320° | 70° | 326° | 65° | 336° | 63° | 348° |
Nova Scotia | 34° | 3° | 36° | 9° | 41° | 14° | 46° | 16° | 52° | 14° | 56° | 6° | 56° | 356° | 53° | 348° | 48° | 344° | 42° | 345° | 37° | 350° | 34° | 356° |
Nunavut | 42° | 3° | 44° | 10° | 48° | 16° | 54° | 19° | 59° | 16° | 63° | 8° | 64° | 355° | 60° | 345° | 55° | 341° | 49° | 343° | 45° | 348° | 42° | 355° |
Ontario | 38° | 1° | 40° | 8° | 44° | 14° | 49° | 17° | 55° | 16° | 59° | 9° | 60° | 358° | 58° | 348° | 53° | 343° | 47° | 344° | 42° | 348° | 39° | 354° |
Prince Edward Island | 35° | 3° | 38° | 9° | 42° | 14° | 47° | 16° | 53° | 14° | 57° | 6° | 57° | 356° | 54° | 347° | 49° | 344° | 43° | 345° | 38° | 350° | 36° | 356° |
Quebec | 36° | 4° | 39° | 11° | 44° | 15° | 49° | 16° | 55° | 13° | 58° | 4° | 57° | 353° | 53° | 346° | 48° | 344° | 42° | 346° | 38° | 351° | 36° | 358° |
Saskatchewan | 44° | 4° | 46° | 11° | 50° | 17° | 56° | 19° | 61° | 17° | 65° | 7° | 65° | 353° | 61° | 343° | 56° | 341° | 50° | 343° | 46° | 349° | 44° | 356° |
Yukon Territory | 54° | 1° | 55° | 10° | 58° | 19° | 63° | 25° | 69° | 27° | 74° | 18° | 76° | 358° | 73° | 339° | 68° | 333° | 62° | 336° | 57° | 343° | 55° | 351° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Ottawa, Canada 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.
Ottawa | Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northwest Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon Territory |