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 Egypt.
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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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Cairo
30°
88°
56°
106°
75°
164°
62°
245°
37°
268°
11°
282°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
74°
Aswan
31°
85°
59°
99°
82°
164°
63°
258°
36°
273°
8°
284°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
75°
Asyut
30°
86°
56°
102°
78°
160°
63°
250°
37°
270°
11°
283°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
74°
Beni Suef
30°
87°
56°
105°
76°
163°
63°
247°
37°
269°
11°
282°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
74°
Damietta
30°
89°
56°
109°
74°
167°
61°
244°
36°
267°
11°
282°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
75°
Gharbia
29°
86°
56°
102°
78°
158°
64°
251°
37°
270°
11°
283°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4°
74°
Sinai
32°
89°
59°
107°
77°
175°
61°
251°
35°
270°
8°
284°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7°
76°
The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
