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Can Orionids be seen in Hungary?


Budapest, capital of Hungary.

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 Hungary.

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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.
Budapest21°89°41°114°56°151°56°205°42°244°22°269°291°--------68°
Bacs-Kiskun21°89°41°113°57°151°57°206°42°245°22°270°291°--------68°
Baranya20°88°41°112°57°149°58°204°43°244°23°269°291°--------67°
Bekes22°90°42°115°57°154°57°208°41°247°21°271°292°--------69°
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen22°91°42°116°56°155°55°208°41°246°21°271°292°--------69°
Csongrad22°89°42°114°57°153°57°207°42°246°22°271°292°--------69°
Debrecen23°91°42°116°57°156°56°209°41°247°21°271°293°--------70°
Fejer20°88°40°113°56°150°57°204°43°244°23°269°291°--------68°
Gyor20°88°40°112°55°149°57°202°43°242°23°268°290°--------67°
Gyor-Moson-Sopron20°87°39°112°55°149°57°201°43°242°24°268°290°--------67°
Hajdu-Bihar22°91°42°116°57°155°56°209°41°246°21°271°293°--------70°
Heves22°90°41°115°56°153°56°206°41°245°22°270°292°--------69°
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok22°90°42°115°56°153°56°207°41°246°22°270°292°--------69°
Komarom-Esztergom20°88°40°113°55°150°57°203°43°243°23°269°291°--------67°
Miskolc22°90°41°116°56°155°55°207°41°245°21°270°292°--------69°
Nograd21°89°41°114°55°152°56°205°42°244°22°270°291°--------68°
Pecs20°88°41°112°57°149°58°204°43°244°23°269°290°--------67°
Pest21°89°41°114°56°152°56°205°42°244°22°270°291°--------68°
Somogy20°87°40°111°56°148°58°203°44°243°24°269°290°--------67°
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg23°91°42°117°56°157°55°209°40°247°21°271°293°--------70°
Szeged22°89°42°114°57°152°57°207°42°246°22°271°292°--------69°
Tolna20°88°41°112°56°150°58°204°43°244°23°269°291°--------67°
Vas19°87°39°111°55°147°57°201°44°242°24°268°289°--------66°
Veszprem20°88°40°112°56°149°57°203°43°243°23°269°290°--------67°
Zala19°87°40°111°56°147°58°201°44°243°24°268°290°--------66°

The Sky and Stars in Hungary

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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