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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 Netherlands.
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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. | |
Amsterdam | 41° | 1° | 43° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 63° | 358° | 61° | 347° | 56° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Drenthe | 42° | 2° | 44° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 53° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 63° | 10° | 64° | 357° | 61° | 346° | 56° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 43° | 354° |
Flevoland | 41° | 1° | 43° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 64° | 358° | 61° | 347° | 56° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Friesland | 42° | 1° | 44° | 9° | 48° | 15° | 53° | 19° | 59° | 17° | 63° | 10° | 64° | 357° | 62° | 346° | 56° | 341° | 51° | 342° | 46° | 347° | 43° | 354° |
Gelderland | 41° | 1° | 43° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 63° | 357° | 60° | 347° | 55° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Groningen | 42° | 2° | 44° | 9° | 48° | 15° | 53° | 19° | 59° | 17° | 63° | 10° | 64° | 357° | 61° | 346° | 56° | 341° | 51° | 342° | 46° | 347° | 43° | 354° |
Limburg | 40° | 1° | 42° | 9° | 46° | 15° | 51° | 18° | 57° | 17° | 61° | 9° | 62° | 358° | 60° | 347° | 55° | 342° | 49° | 343° | 44° | 348° | 41° | 354° |
Noord-Brabant | 40° | 1° | 42° | 9° | 46° | 15° | 51° | 18° | 57° | 17° | 61° | 10° | 63° | 358° | 60° | 347° | 55° | 342° | 49° | 343° | 44° | 347° | 41° | 354° |
Noord-Holland | 41° | 1° | 43° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 64° | 358° | 61° | 347° | 56° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Overijssel | 41° | 2° | 43° | 9° | 47° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 58° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 64° | 357° | 61° | 346° | 56° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Utrecht | 41° | 1° | 43° | 9° | 46° | 15° | 52° | 18° | 57° | 17° | 62° | 10° | 63° | 358° | 61° | 347° | 55° | 342° | 50° | 343° | 45° | 347° | 42° | 354° |
Zeeland | 40° | 1° | 42° | 8° | 46° | 14° | 51° | 18° | 57° | 17° | 61° | 10° | 63° | 358° | 60° | 347° | 55° | 342° | 49° | 343° | 44° | 347° | 41° | 354° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Amsterdam, Netherlands 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.
Amsterdam | Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | Noord-Brabant | Noord-Holland | Overijssel | Utrecht | Zeeland |