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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 σ-Hydrids

σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas34°95°63°107°80°207°55°258°25°267°------------89°
Amazonas36°90°66°93°84°255°54°269°24°271°------------88°
Anzoategui37°95°66°106°80°224°52°261°23°268°------------89°
Apure32°92°61°99°85°200°58°262°28°268°------------88°
Aragua34°94°63°105°81°207°55°259°26°267°------------89°
Barinas31°93°60°101°83°189°58°260°29°267°------------88°
Bolívar37°92°67°99°82°241°52°265°22°270°------------89°
Carabobo33°94°62°106°81°202°56°258°26°267°------------89°
Cojedes33°94°62°104°82°202°56°259°27°267°------------89°
Delta Amacuro40°95°69°108°78°236°49°263°20°269°------------11°90°
Distrito Federal34°95°63°107°80°207°55°258°25°267°------------89°
Falcón31°95°60°106°81°189°57°256°28°266°------------89°
Guárico35°94°64°104°82°215°55°261°25°268°------------89°
Lara31°94°60°104°82°190°58°257°28°267°------------88°
Mérida30°93°59°101°83°181°59°259°30°267°------------88°
Miranda35°95°64°107°80°211°54°259°25°267°------------89°
Monagas38°95°67°107°79°228°51°261°22°268°------------90°
Nueva Esparta37°96°66°110°79°219°52°259°23°268°------------90°
Portuguesa32°93°61°103°83°195°57°259°28°267°------------89°
Sucre38°96°67°110°78°224°51°260°22°268°------------90°
Táchira29°92°59°100°84°174°60°260°30°268°272°----------88°
Trujillo30°93°60°103°82°185°58°258°29°267°------------88°
Vargas32°94°61°104°82°193°57°258°28°267°------------89°
Yaracuy32°94°61°105°81°197°57°258°27°267°------------89°
Zulia29°93°58°103°82°175°60°256°30°266°272°----------88°

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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