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 Costa Rica.
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City
Time
00:00
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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San José
32°
77°
61°
75°
84°
352°
59°
285°
30°
283°
2°
286°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
75°
Alajuela
32°
78°
60°
76°
84°
358°
60°
284°
31°
282°
2°
286°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
74°
Cartago
32°
77°
61°
75°
84°
348°
59°
285°
30°
283°
1°
286°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
75°
Guanacaste
31°
78°
60°
76°
84°
3°
61°
284°
32°
282°
3°
286°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3°
74°
Heredia
32°
78°
61°
76°
84°
350°
59°
284°
30°
283°
2°
286°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
75°
Limón
33°
77°
62°
75°
84°
344°
58°
284°
30°
283°
1°
286°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
75°
Puntarenas
31°
77°
60°
75°
84°
358°
60°
285°
31°
283°
2°
286°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
74°
The Sky and Stars in Costa Rica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from San José, Costa Rica 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.
