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Can Orionids be seen in Spain?


Madrid, capital of Spain.

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 Spain.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

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.
Madrid72°26°91°48°114°64°160°59°223°40°256°17°277°----------
A Coruña69°23°89°44°113°60°153°59°212°42°250°21°273°----------
Álava73°27°93°48°118°62°163°57°222°38°255°16°277°----------
Albacete73°28°91°50°115°66°163°59°228°38°259°15°278°----------
Alacant74°29°92°52°116°67°168°58°232°37°261°13°280°----------
Almería73°27°90°51°112°68°160°61°230°39°260°15°279°----------
Asturias71°24°91°46°115°61°157°58°217°40°252°19°275°----------
Ávila71°25°90°48°114°64°158°60°221°40°255°18°276°----------
Badajoz70°24°88°47°110°65°152°62°219°42°255°19°275°----------
Barcelona76°30°95°52°122°64°173°56°231°35°260°13°280°----------
Burgos72°26°92°48°116°63°161°58°221°39°255°17°276°----------
Cáceres70°24°89°47°111°64°153°62°220°42°255°19°276°----------
Cádiz70°24°87°48°108°67°150°64°224°42°258°18°277°----------
Cantabria72°26°92°47°117°62°161°58°220°39°254°17°276°----------
Castellón74°29°93°51°118°66°168°58°229°37°260°14°279°----------
Ceuta71°25°88°49°108°68°152°64°226°42°259°18°277°----------
Ciudad Real72°26°90°49°113°66°158°61°224°40°257°17°277°----------
Córdoba71°25°89°49°111°66°155°62°224°41°258°17°277°----------
Cuenca73°27°92°50°116°65°163°59°226°38°258°16°278°----------
Girona76°31°96°52°123°64°175°55°231°34°260°12°281°----------
Granada72°26°89°50°111°67°157°62°227°40°259°16°278°----------
Guadalajara72°26°91°49°115°64°161°59°224°39°257°16°277°----------
Guipúzcoa73°27°93°48°119°62°165°57°222°38°256°16°277°----------
Huelva70°24°87°47°108°66°150°63°221°43°257°19°276°----------
Huesca75°29°94°50°121°64°170°56°227°36°258°14°279°----------
Illes Balears76°31°95°53°120°66°174°56°234°35°262°12°281°----------
Jaén72°26°89°49°112°67°157°61°226°40°259°17°278°----------
La Rioja73°27°93°48°118°63°164°57°223°38°256°16°277°----------
Las Palmas73°29°86°55°103°77°156°64°247°38°269°12°282°----------
León71°25°91°46°115°62°158°59°218°40°253°18°275°----------
Lleida75°29°94°51°120°64°170°56°228°36°259°14°279°----------
Lugo70°23°89°45°113°61°154°59°214°42°251°20°274°----------
Málaga71°26°89°49°110°68°155°62°227°41°259°17°278°----------
Melilla72°27°89°51°110°69°157°63°231°40°261°16°279°----------
Murcia73°28°91°51°114°67°164°60°230°38°260°15°279°----------
Navarra73°28°93°49°119°63°166°57°224°38°256°16°278°----------
Ourense69°23°89°45°112°61°153°60°214°42°251°20°274°----------
Palencia72°25°91°47°115°63°159°59°220°40°255°18°276°----------
Pontevedra69°22°88°44°112°61°152°60°213°43°251°21°273°----------
Salamanca71°25°90°47°113°63°156°60°219°41°254°18°276°----------
Santa Cruz de Tenerife73°28°86°54°102°76°153°65°245°39°268°13°281°----------
Segovia72°26°91°48°115°64°159°59°222°40°256°17°277°----------
Sevilla70°24°88°48°109°66°152°63°223°42°257°18°277°----------
Soria73°27°92°49°117°63°163°58°223°38°256°16°277°----------
Tarragona75°30°95°51°120°65°171°56°230°36°260°13°280°----------
Teruel74°28°92°50°117°65°165°58°227°38°259°15°279°----------
Toledo72°26°90°48°114°65°159°60°223°40°257°17°277°----------
València74°29°93°52°118°66°168°58°230°37°260°14°280°----------
Valladolid71°25°91°47°115°63°159°59°220°40°255°18°276°----------
Vizcaya73°27°93°48°118°62°163°57°221°38°255°17°277°----------
Zamora71°25°90°47°113°63°156°60°218°41°254°18°275°----------
Zaragoza75°29°95°51°121°64°170°56°228°36°259°14°279°----------

The Sky and Stars in Spain

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Madrid, Spain 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