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Can Orionids be seen in Norway?


Oslo, capital of Norway.

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 Norway.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Oslo16°86°31°114°43°147°46°188°39°226°26°257°11°283°--------62°
Akershus17°87°31°114°43°148°46°188°39°226°26°257°11°283°--------62°
Aust-Agder15°84°30°110°43°143°47°184°41°224°27°255°12°281°--------59°
Buskerud16°85°30°112°42°145°46°185°39°224°27°255°12°282°--------60°
Finnmark22°104°31°135°36°169°35°205°28°238°18°267°295°323°----49°12°77°
Hedmark17°87°31°115°42°148°45°188°38°226°25°257°11°283°--------62°
Hordaland14°82°29°109°41°142°46°181°40°221°28°252°13°279°--------58°
More og Romsdal15°84°29°112°39°145°43°183°38°221°27°252°13°280°306°------59°
Nord-Trondelag17°89°30°117°39°151°42°189°36°225°24°256°11°283°--------63°
Nordland18°92°29°121°37°155°38°192°33°227°23°257°11°285°312°------66°
Oppland16°87°29°115°40°148°42°186°37°224°25°255°12°282°--------61°
Ostfold17°87°32°114°43°147°46°188°39°227°26°258°11°284°--------62°
Rogaland14°82°29°108°42°140°47°181°42°221°29°253°13°279°----------
Sogn og Fjordane14°83°29°110°40°143°45°182°39°220°28°252°13°279°305°------58°
Sor-Trondelag16°87°29°115°40°148°43°186°37°224°25°255°12°282°--------61°
Telemark15°84°30°111°42°144°46°185°40°224°27°255°12°281°--------60°
Troms20°97°30°127°36°161°36°197°30°231°21°261°10°289°317°----42°10°70°
Vest-Agder15°83°30°110°43°142°47°183°41°223°28°254°12°280°--------59°
Vestfold16°86°31°113°43°146°47°187°40°226°26°257°11°283°--------61°

The Sky and Stars in Norway

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Oslo, Norway 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