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Can Orionids be seen in Romania?


Bucharest, capital of Romania.

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 Romania.

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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.
Bucharest15°82°36°104°55°137°61°192°48°238°28°265°286°----------
Alba16°83°36°107°52°140°57°191°46°235°28°263°285°----------
Arad12°80°33°102°51°132°60°183°50°231°31°261°10°282°----------
Arges14°82°35°103°54°135°61°189°49°236°29°264°285°----------
Bacau16°83°36°106°54°139°59°192°47°237°28°264°286°----------
Bihor13°80°33°103°51°134°59°184°49°231°31°261°10°283°----------
Bistrita-Nasaud14°82°35°105°52°137°59°188°48°234°29°262°284°----------
Botosani16°84°36°107°53°140°58°192°46°236°27°264°286°----------
Braila16°83°37°106°55°139°60°194°47°239°27°266°287°----------
Brasov15°82°36°104°54°137°60°190°48°236°29°264°285°----------
Buzau16°83°37°105°55°138°60°193°48°238°28°265°286°----------
Calarasi13°81°35°102°54°133°62°188°50°237°30°264°284°----------
Caras-Severin12°80°33°101°52°132°61°183°51°233°31°261°10°283°----------
Cluj14°81°34°104°52°135°59°186°49°233°30°262°284°----------
Constanta16°83°38°106°56°139°61°196°47°241°27°266°287°----------
Covasna15°83°36°105°54°138°60°191°48°237°28°264°286°----------
Dambovita14°82°35°104°53°136°60°189°48°236°29°263°285°----------
Dolj13°80°35°102°54°133°62°187°50°236°30°263°284°----------
Galati16°84°37°106°55°140°60°194°47°239°27°265°287°----------
Giurgiu15°82°36°104°55°136°61°191°49°238°28°265°286°----------
Gorj13°80°34°102°53°133°61°186°50°235°30°263°284°----------
Harghita15°82°35°105°53°138°59°190°48°236°28°263°285°----------
Hunedoara13°80°34°102°52°133°60°185°50°233°30°262°283°----------
Ialomita16°83°37°105°55°138°61°194°48°239°27°266°286°----------
Iasi16°84°36°107°53°141°58°193°46°237°27°264°286°----------
Maramures14°82°34°104°52°137°58°187°48°233°29°262°284°----------
Mehedinti13°80°34°101°53°132°61°185°50°234°31°262°283°----------
Mures14°82°35°104°53°137°59°188°48°235°29°263°284°----------
Neamt16°83°36°106°53°139°59°191°47°236°28°264°286°----------
Olt14°81°35°103°54°134°61°188°50°236°29°264°284°----------
Prahova15°82°36°104°54°137°60°191°48°238°28°265°286°----------
Salaj14°81°34°104°52°135°59°186°49°232°30°261°283°----------
Satu Mare13°81°33°104°51°135°58°185°48°231°30°261°10°283°----------
Sibiu14°81°35°104°53°135°60°188°49°235°29°263°284°----------
Suceava15°83°35°106°52°139°58°190°47°235°28°263°285°----------
Teleorman14°81°36°103°55°135°62°190°49°238°29°264°285°----------
Timis12°79°33°101°52°131°60°182°50°232°31°261°10°282°----------
Tulcea17°84°38°107°56°141°60°197°46°241°26°267°287°----------
Valcea14°81°35°103°54°135°61°188°49°236°29°263°284°----------
Vaslui16°84°37°107°54°141°59°194°46°238°27°265°287°----------
Vrancea16°83°37°106°54°139°60°193°47°238°27°265°286°----------

The Sky and Stars in Romania

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bucharest, Romania 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