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Can Orionids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Orionids(ORI) meteor shower will be active from Friday, October 2 2020 until Saturday, November 7 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, October 21 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 Orionids

Orionids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=95°, delta=+16°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 20 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 Orionids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, October 21 2020, for the following cities in Brazil.

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CityTime
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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.
Brasilia16°68°41°52°57°14°51°325°29°299°287°------------
Rio Branco27°66°52°47°64°355°49°309°23°292°------------74°
Maceió29°66°54°45°64°351°48°307°21°292°------------73°
Macapá18°73°46°67°71°34°65°311°39°291°11°286°------------
Manaus23°71°50°60°70°15°59°308°32°291°286°------------
Salvador25°65°49°45°61°357°48°312°23°294°--------------
Fortaleza29°70°55°55°70°356°53°303°26°290°------------74°
Vitória20°63°43°42°54°43°319°21°297°--------------
Goiânia14°68°39°52°56°16°51°327°30°300°288°------------
São Luís24°71°51°60°71°13°59°307°32°291°286°------------
Cuiabá22°65°46°46°58°47°317°24°296°--------------
Campo Grande21°63°43°41°54°360°43°318°20°297°--------------
Belo Horizonte17°65°41°46°54°46°323°24°299°--------------
Belém20°72°48°64°71°26°63°310°36°291°286°------------
João Pessoa31°67°56°47°66°348°48°304°21°290°------------73°
Curitiba11°66°34°47°48°13°44°332°26°304°288°------------
Recife30°66°55°46°65°348°48°305°21°291°------------73°
Teresina24°70°51°57°69°56°309°30°292°286°------------
Rio de Janeiro17°64°39°43°51°43°324°22°300°--------------
Natal31°67°57°49°68°348°49°303°22°290°------------74°
Porto Alegre67°29°47°43°15°41°336°24°308°289°------------
Porto Velho17°70°44°58°64°20°58°320°34°296°287°------------
Boa Vista24°74°52°67°76°23°63°300°35°288°286°------------
Florianópolis10°66°32°45°46°12°42°332°24°305°--------------
São Paulo14°66°37°46°50°10°44°328°25°302°--------------
Aracaju27°66°52°46°63°354°48°309°22°292°------------74°
Palmas17°70°44°56°63°18°56°320°33°297°287°------------

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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