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Can Orionids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

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 Italy.

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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.
Roma - Lazio16°82°38°103°58°136°63°196°49°242°27°267°287°----------
Chieti - Abruzzo17°84°39°105°58°139°63°199°48°244°26°268°288°----------
L'Aquila - Abruzzo16°83°39°104°58°138°63°197°48°243°27°268°287°----------
Pescara - Abruzzo17°84°39°105°58°139°62°199°47°244°26°268°288°----------
Teramo - Abruzzo17°83°39°105°58°139°62°198°48°243°26°268°288°----------
Matera - Basilicata19°85°41°106°60°141°63°205°47°248°24°271°290°----------
Potenza - Basilicata18°84°41°105°60°140°64°203°47°247°25°270°289°----------
Catanzaro - Calabria18°84°42°104°62°139°65°207°47°249°24°271°290°----------
Cosenza - Calabria18°84°41°104°61°139°65°206°47°249°24°271°289°----------
Crotone - Calabria19°84°42°105°62°140°65°208°47°250°24°272°290°----------
Reggio Calabria - Calabria18°83°41°103°62°137°66°205°48°249°25°271°289°----------
Vibo Valentia - Calabria18°84°41°104°62°138°65°206°48°249°25°271°289°----------
Avellino - Campania17°84°40°104°59°139°64°201°48°246°26°269°288°----------
Benevento - Campania17°84°40°105°59°139°64°201°48°245°26°269°288°----------
Caserta - Campania17°83°40°104°59°138°64°200°48°245°26°269°288°----------
Napoli - Campania17°83°40°104°59°138°64°200°48°245°26°269°288°----------
Campania - Salerno17°84°40°104°60°138°64°201°48°246°26°269°288°----------
Emilia Romagna - Bologna15°82°37°104°55°137°61°192°48°239°28°265°286°----------
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna15°83°37°105°55°138°61°193°48°239°28°265°286°----------
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna16°83°37°105°56°138°61°194°48°240°28°266°286°----------
Modena - Emilia Romagna15°82°36°104°55°137°61°191°48°238°28°265°286°----------
Parma - Emilia Romagna15°82°36°104°54°136°61°190°49°237°29°264°285°----------
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna14°81°35°103°54°135°61°189°49°236°29°264°285°----------
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna16°83°37°105°56°138°61°194°48°240°27°266°286°----------
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna15°82°36°104°55°136°61°191°49°238°28°265°285°----------
Rimini - Emilia Romagna16°83°38°105°56°138°61°195°48°240°27°266°287°----------
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia17°84°38°107°55°142°59°196°46°240°26°266°287°----------
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia16°84°37°107°54°140°59°194°47°239°27°265°287°----------
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia17°84°38°107°55°142°59°196°46°240°26°266°287°----------
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia17°84°37°107°55°141°59°195°46°239°27°266°287°----------
Frosinone - Lazio16°83°39°104°58°137°63°198°48°244°27°268°287°----------
Latina - Lazio16°83°38°103°58°136°64°197°49°243°27°268°287°----------
Rieti - Lazio16°83°38°104°57°137°63°196°48°242°27°267°287°----------
Viterbo - Lazio16°82°38°103°57°136°63°195°49°241°28°267°287°----------
Genova - Liguria14°81°35°102°54°134°61°187°50°236°30°263°284°----------
Imperia - Liguria13°80°34°101°54°132°62°186°51°235°30°263°284°----------
La Spezia - Liguria14°81°36°103°54°135°62°189°49°237°29°264°285°----------
Savona - Liguria13°80°35°102°54°133°62°187°50°235°30°263°284°----------
Bergamo - Lombardia14°82°35°104°53°136°60°189°49°236°29°263°285°----------
Brescia - Lombardia15°82°36°104°54°136°60°190°48°236°29°264°285°----------
Como - Lombardia14°81°35°103°53°135°60°187°49°235°29°263°284°----------
Cremona - Lombardia14°82°35°104°54°136°61°189°49°236°29°264°285°----------
Lecco - Lombardia14°81°35°104°53°136°60°188°49°235°29°263°284°----------
Lodi - Lombardia14°81°35°103°54°135°60°188°49°236°29°263°284°----------
Mantova - Lombardia15°82°36°104°54°137°60°191°48°237°28°264°285°----------
Milano - Lombardia14°81°35°103°53°135°60°188°49°235°29°263°284°----------
Pavia - Lombardia14°81°35°103°53°135°61°188°49°235°29°263°284°----------
Sondrio - Lombardia14°82°35°104°53°137°60°189°48°235°29°263°285°----------
Varese - Lombardia14°81°35°103°53°135°60°187°49°234°30°263°284°----------
Ancona - Marche17°84°38°106°57°139°61°197°47°242°26°267°287°----------
Ascoli Piceno - Marche17°83°39°105°57°139°62°197°48°243°26°268°287°----------
Macerata - Marche17°83°38°105°57°139°62°197°48°242°27°267°287°----------
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche16°83°38°105°56°138°62°195°48°241°27°266°287°----------
Campobasso - Molise17°84°40°105°59°139°63°200°48°245°26°269°288°----------
Isernia - Molise17°83°39°105°59°138°63°200°48°244°26°269°288°----------
Alessandria - Piemonte13°81°35°102°53°134°61°187°50°235°30°263°284°----------
Asti - Piemonte13°80°34°102°53°133°61°186°50°235°30°263°284°----------
Biella - Piemonte13°80°34°102°53°133°60°185°50°234°30°262°283°----------
Cuneo - Piemonte13°80°34°101°53°132°62°185°51°234°31°262°283°----------
Novara - Piemonte13°81°34°103°53°134°60°187°49°234°30°263°284°----------
Torino - Piemonte13°80°34°102°53°132°61°185°50°234°30°262°283°----------
Verbania - Piemonte14°81°34°103°53°134°60°186°49°234°30°262°284°----------
Vercelli - Piemonte13°81°34°103°53°134°61°186°50°234°30°263°284°----------
Bari - Puglia19°85°41°106°60°142°63°205°46°248°24°271°290°----------
Brindisi - Puglia20°85°42°107°61°143°63°207°46°249°23°271°290°----------
Foggia - Puglia18°84°40°106°59°140°63°202°47°246°25°270°289°----------
Lecce - Puglia20°86°43°107°61°144°63°208°46°250°23°272°291°----------
Taranto - Puglia19°85°42°106°61°142°63°206°46°248°24°271°290°----------
Cagliari - Sardegna13°80°36°99°57°128°67°189°52°242°30°267°285°----------
Nuoro - Sardegna13°80°36°100°57°130°65°189°52°241°30°266°285°----------
Oristano - Sardegna13°80°35°99°57°128°66°188°52°240°30°266°285°----------
Sassari - Sardegna13°80°35°99°56°129°65°188°52°239°30°265°284°----------
Agrigento - Sicilia16°82°40°101°61°132°67°201°50°248°27°270°288°----------
Caltanissetta - Sicilia16°82°40°101°61°133°67°202°50°249°26°271°288°----------
Catania - Sicilia17°83°41°102°62°135°67°205°49°250°25°271°289°----------
Enna - Sicilia17°82°40°101°62°134°67°203°49°249°26°271°288°----------
Messina - Sicilia18°83°41°103°62°137°66°205°48°249°25°271°289°----------
Palermo - Sicilia16°82°39°101°61°133°67°200°50°247°27°270°288°----------
Ragusa - Sicilia17°82°41°101°62°133°67°204°49°250°26°271°289°----------
Siracusa - Sicilia17°83°41°102°62°135°67°206°49°250°25°271°289°----------
Trapani - Sicilia15°81°39°100°60°131°67°198°51°247°27°269°287°----------
Arezzo - Toscana15°82°37°104°56°137°62°194°48°240°28°266°286°----------
Firenze - Toscana15°82°37°104°56°136°62°192°49°239°28°265°286°----------
Grosseto - Toscana15°82°37°103°56°135°63°192°49°240°28°266°286°----------
Livorno - Toscana14°81°36°103°55°135°62°190°49°238°29°265°285°----------
Lucca - Toscana15°82°36°103°55°135°62°191°49°238°29°265°285°----------
Massa Carrara - Toscana14°81°36°103°55°135°61°190°49°237°29°264°285°----------
Pisa - Toscana14°82°36°103°55°135°62°191°49°238°29°265°285°----------
Pistoia - Toscana15°82°36°104°55°136°62°191°49°238°28°265°286°----------
Prato - Toscana15°82°37°104°55°136°62°192°49°239°28°265°286°----------
Siena - Toscana15°82°37°103°56°136°62°193°49°240°28°266°286°----------
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige16°83°36°106°54°139°59°191°47°237°28°264°286°----------
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige15°83°36°105°54°138°60°191°48°237°28°264°286°----------
Perugia - Umbria16°83°38°104°57°137°62°195°48°241°27°267°287°----------
Terni - Umbria16°83°38°104°57°137°63°196°48°242°27°267°287°----------
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta13°80°34°102°52°133°60°184°50°233°31°261°10°283°----------
Belluno - Veneto16°83°37°106°54°140°59°193°47°238°27°265°286°----------
Padova - Veneto16°83°37°105°55°139°60°193°47°238°28°265°286°----------
Rovigo - Veneto16°83°37°105°55°138°60°193°48°238°28°265°286°----------
Treviso - Veneto16°83°37°106°55°139°60°193°47°238°27°265°286°----------
Venezia - Veneto16°83°37°106°55°139°60°194°47°239°27°265°286°----------
Verona - Veneto15°82°36°105°54°137°60°191°48°237°28°264°285°----------
Vicenza - Veneto16°83°36°105°54°138°60°192°48°238°28°265°286°----------

The Sky and Stars in Italy

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Roma - Lazio, Italy 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.

Roma - LazioChieti - AbruzzoL'Aquila - AbruzzoPescara - AbruzzoTeramo - AbruzzoMatera - BasilicataPotenza - BasilicataCatanzaro - CalabriaCosenza - CalabriaCrotone - CalabriaReggio Calabria - CalabriaVibo Valentia - CalabriaAvellino - CampaniaBenevento - CampaniaCaserta - CampaniaNapoli - CampaniaCampania - SalernoEmilia Romagna - BolognaFerrara - Emilia RomagnaForlì-Cesena - Emilia RomagnaModena - Emilia RomagnaParma - Emilia RomagnaPiacenza - Emilia RomagnaRavenna - Emilia RomagnaReggio Emilia - Emilia RomagnaRimini - Emilia RomagnaGorizia - Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone - Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste - Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdine - Friuli Venezia GiuliaFrosinone - LazioLatina - LazioRieti - LazioViterbo - LazioGenova - LiguriaImperia - LiguriaLa Spezia - LiguriaSavona - LiguriaBergamo - LombardiaBrescia - LombardiaComo - LombardiaCremona - LombardiaLecco - LombardiaLodi - LombardiaMantova - LombardiaMilano - LombardiaPavia - LombardiaSondrio - LombardiaVarese - LombardiaAncona - MarcheAscoli Piceno - MarcheMacerata - MarchePesaro - Urbino - MarcheCampobasso - MoliseIsernia - MoliseAlessandria - PiemonteAsti - PiemonteBiella - PiemonteCuneo - PiemonteNovara - PiemonteTorino - PiemonteVerbania - PiemonteVercelli - PiemonteBari - PugliaBrindisi - PugliaFoggia - PugliaLecce - PugliaTaranto - PugliaCagliari - SardegnaNuoro - SardegnaOristano - SardegnaSassari - SardegnaAgrigento - SiciliaCaltanissetta - SiciliaCatania - SiciliaEnna - SiciliaMessina - SiciliaPalermo - SiciliaRagusa - SiciliaSiracusa - SiciliaTrapani - SiciliaArezzo - ToscanaFirenze - ToscanaGrosseto - ToscanaLivorno - ToscanaLucca - ToscanaMassa Carrara - ToscanaPisa - ToscanaPistoia - ToscanaPrato - ToscanaSiena - ToscanaBolzano - Trentino Alto AdigeTrento - Trentino Alto AdigePerugia - UmbriaTerni - UmbriaAosta - Valle d'AostaBelluno - VenetoPadova - VenetoRovigo - VenetoTreviso - VenetoVenezia - VenetoVerona - VenetoVicenza - Veneto
Content last updated on 2016-01-06