Sept. ε-Perseids(SPE) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, September 5 2020 until Monday, September 21 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, September 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 Sept. ε-Perseids
Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=48°, delta=+40°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, September 9 2020, for the following cities in Costa Rica.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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San José
34°
48°
53°
31°
59°
350°
46°
319°
24°
310°
1°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
51°
Alajuela
34°
48°
53°
32°
60°
351°
47°
319°
25°
310°
2°
310°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
51°
Cartago
34°
48°
53°
30°
59°
350°
45°
319°
24°
310°
1°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
51°
Guanacaste
33°
49°
53°
32°
60°
352°
47°
320°
25°
310°
3°
310°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
51°
Heredia
34°
48°
54°
31°
60°
350°
46°
319°
24°
309°
1°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
51°
Limón
35°
48°
54°
30°
59°
349°
45°
319°
24°
310°
1°
311°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
51°
Puntarenas
33°
48°
53°
32°
59°
351°
46°
320°
25°
310°
2°
310°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11°
51°
The Sky and Stars in Costa Rica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from San José, Costa Rica 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.
