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 Iraq.
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02:00
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06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Baghdad
28°
89°
53°
109°
72°
161°
62°
237°
38°
264°
13°
281°
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4°
74°
Basra
31°
89°
57°
108°
75°
170°
61°
246°
36°
268°
10°
283°
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7°
75°
Mosul
27°
90°
51°
112°
69°
161°
61°
231°
39°
261°
15°
279°
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4°
73°
The Sky and Stars in Iraq
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Baghdad, Iraq 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.
