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Can Orionids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 Colombia.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Bogotá26°74°55°69°78°19°62°296°34°286°286°------------
Amazonas26°71°54°59°72°57°304°30°290°286°------------
Antioquia25°76°54°73°80°31°64°292°36°285°285°------------
Arauca30°75°58°70°81°60°291°31°285°286°----------74°
Atlántico27°77°56°77°83°41°65°285°36°282°285°------------
Caldas25°75°54°70°78°26°63°296°35°286°286°------------
Caquetá25°73°53°64°75°14°60°301°33°288°286°------------
Cartagena26°77°55°77°82°43°65°286°37°282°285°------------
Casanare29°75°57°68°79°60°293°32°286°286°----------74°
Cauca22°74°51°67°74°26°63°303°36°288°286°------------
César28°77°57°75°82°27°63°287°35°283°285°------------
Chocó24°75°52°72°78°35°65°295°37°285°285°------------
Córdoba25°76°54°74°81°36°65°290°36°284°285°------------
Cundinamarca26°75°55°69°78°19°62°296°34°286°286°------------
Guainía34°78°63°75°84°332°57°283°28°283°------------75°
Guaviare27°73°55°64°76°59°299°31°288°286°------------
Huila24°74°52°67°76°22°62°301°35°288°286°------------
La Guajira29°78°58°78°85°27°63°283°34°282°285°----------74°
Magdalena27°77°56°76°83°35°64°286°35°282°285°------------
Meta27°74°55°66°77°13°60°297°32°287°286°------------
Narino21°73°50°67°74°28°64°305°37°289°286°------------
Norte de Santander28°76°57°73°82°19°62°289°34°284°286°----------74°
Putumayo23°73°52°64°73°19°61°304°34°289°286°------------
Quindío24°74°53°69°77°25°63°298°35°286°286°------------
Risaralda24°75°53°70°78°28°64°297°36°286°286°------------
San Andrés y Providencia21°77°49°80°78°72°72°283°43°280°14°284°------------
Santander27°76°56°72°80°21°63°292°34°285°286°------------
Sucre26°77°55°75°81°36°65°288°36°283°285°------------
Tolima25°74°53°69°77°23°63°298°35°287°286°------------
Valle del Cauca23°74°52°69°76°28°64°299°36°287°286°------------
Vaupés28°72°56°61°74°57°300°29°288°286°----------74°
Vichada31°74°59°66°79°357°58°293°29°286°286°----------74°

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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