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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Kinshasa
22°
71°
50°
59°
69°
14°
58°
310°
32°
292°
3°
286°
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Lubumbashi
17°
69°
43°
54°
61°
16°
55°
321°
31°
297°
4°
287°
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The Sky and Stars in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.
