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Can Orionids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

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.
Istanbul17°83°39°104°59°137°64°199°48°245°26°269°288°----------
Adana21°86°45°105°65°144°65°216°45°255°21°274°------------
Afion18°83°41°103°61°137°66°204°48°249°25°271°289°----------
Amasya22°87°44°109°62°149°62°213°44°252°21°273°----------69°
Ankara20°85°42°106°62°143°64°208°46°250°23°272°290°----------
Antalya18°83°41°102°63°135°67°207°49°251°25°272°289°----------
Artvin26°91°48°116°64°161°59°223°39°256°17°277°----------73°
Aydin15°82°39°100°61°132°67°199°50°247°27°270°287°----------
Balikesir16°82°39°102°59°134°65°198°50°245°27°269°287°----------
Bartin19°85°42°107°60°143°62°206°46°247°24°271°290°----------
Bayburt27°92°49°116°65°163°59°225°39°257°16°278°----------73°
Bilecik17°83°40°104°60°138°64°202°48°247°26°270°289°----------
Bursa17°83°40°103°60°136°65°200°49°246°26°269°288°----------
Corum21°87°44°108°62°147°62°212°44°251°22°273°------------
Denizli16°82°40°101°61°134°67°202°49°248°26°270°288°----------
Edirne15°82°37°102°57°134°64°194°50°242°28°267°286°----------
Elazig24°89°47°111°65°154°62°221°42°256°18°276°----------71°
Erzincan25°89°47°112°64°155°61°221°41°255°18°276°----------71°
Erzurum26°90°48°114°65°159°60°223°40°257°17°277°----------72°
Eskisehir18°84°41°104°61°138°65°203°48°248°25°270°289°----------
Gaziantep23°87°46°107°66°148°64°220°44°256°20°276°----------70°
Icel17°83°40°103°60°137°65°200°48°246°26°269°288°----------
Isparta18°83°41°102°62°136°66°205°48°250°25°271°289°----------
Izmir15°81°38°100°60°131°67°197°51°246°28°269°287°----------
Karabuk20°85°43°106°63°143°64°211°46°251°23°273°------------
Kars27°92°49°116°65°164°58°225°38°258°16°278°----------74°
Kayseri22°87°45°107°64°147°64°216°44°254°21°274°------------
Kirklareli15°82°38°103°57°135°64°195°49°242°28°267°287°----------
Kocaeli21°86°44°107°63°146°64°214°45°253°21°274°------------
Konya19°84°43°104°63°139°66°210°47°251°24°272°290°----------
Kutahya17°83°40°103°61°137°65°203°48°247°25°270°289°----------
Malatya24°88°47°109°65°151°63°220°42°256°19°276°----------71°
Manisa15°81°39°101°60°132°67°197°50°246°27°269°287°----------
Sakarya18°84°40°105°60°139°64°203°47°247°25°270°289°----------
Samsun22°88°44°110°62°150°61°213°43°251°21°273°----------69°
Sivas23°88°45°110°64°150°62°216°43°253°20°274°----------70°
Trabzon25°90°47°113°63°157°60°220°41°255°18°276°----------72°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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