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 Uganda.
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Kampala
12°
74°
40°
69°
66°
47°
70°
323°
45°
293°
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287°
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Jinja
12°
74°
41°
69°
67°
47°
70°
321°
45°
292°
16°
287°
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The Sky and Stars in Uganda
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Kampala, Uganda 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.
