Can α-Centaurids be seen in Venezuela?
Caracas, capital of Venezuela.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
α-Centaurids(ACE) meteor shower will be active from Friday, January 31 2020 until Thursday, February 20 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, February 8 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of α-Centaurids
α-Centaurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=210°, delta=-59°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 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 α-Centaurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, February 8 2020, for the following cities in Venezuela.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Caracas | - | - | 10° | 157° | 19° | 170° | 20° | 186° | 13° | 200° | 1° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amazonas | 3° | 150° | 17° | 156° | 26° | 170° | 27° | 187° | 19° | 201° | 6° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anzoategui | - | - | 12° | 158° | 20° | 171° | 21° | 187° | 13° | 201° | 0° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apure | - | - | 12° | 156° | 22° | 168° | 24° | 185° | 17° | 199° | 5° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aragua | - | - | 10° | 157° | 19° | 169° | 21° | 186° | 14° | 200° | 1° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barinas | - | - | 10° | 155° | 20° | 168° | 22° | 184° | 16° | 199° | 4° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bolívar | 2° | 150° | 15° | 157° | 24° | 171° | 24° | 188° | 16° | 202° | 3° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carabobo | - | - | 10° | 156° | 19° | 169° | 20° | 185° | 14° | 200° | 1° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cojedes | - | - | 10° | 156° | 20° | 169° | 21° | 185° | 15° | 200° | 2° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delta Amacuro | 1° | 150° | 14° | 159° | 21° | 173° | 21° | 189° | 13° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Distrito Federal | - | - | 10° | 157° | 19° | 170° | 20° | 186° | 13° | 200° | 0° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Falcón | - | - | 8° | 156° | 17° | 168° | 19° | 184° | 13° | 199° | 1° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guárico | - | - | 12° | 157° | 20° | 170° | 21° | 186° | 14° | 201° | 2° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lara | - | - | 9° | 156° | 18° | 168° | 20° | 184° | 14° | 199° | 2° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mérida | - | - | 10° | 155° | 20° | 167° | 22° | 184° | 16° | 199° | 4° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miranda | - | - | 10° | 157° | 19° | 170° | 20° | 186° | 13° | 200° | 0° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monagas | - | - | 12° | 158° | 20° | 172° | 21° | 188° | 13° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nueva Esparta | - | - | 11° | 158° | 19° | 171° | 19° | 187° | 12° | 201° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portuguesa | - | - | 10° | 156° | 20° | 168° | 22° | 185° | 15° | 199° | 3° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sucre | - | - | 11° | 158° | 19° | 172° | 20° | 188° | 12° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Táchira | - | - | 10° | 155° | 20° | 167° | 23° | 183° | 17° | 198° | 5° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trujillo | - | - | 9° | 155° | 19° | 168° | 21° | 184° | 15° | 199° | 3° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vargas | - | - | 9° | 156° | 19° | 168° | 21° | 185° | 14° | 199° | 2° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yaracuy | - | - | 9° | 156° | 19° | 169° | 20° | 185° | 14° | 199° | 2° | 209° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zulia | - | - | 8° | 155° | 18° | 167° | 21° | 183° | 15° | 198° | 3° | 208° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
| Caracas | Amazonas | Anzoategui | Apure | Aragua | Barinas | Bolívar | Carabobo | Cojedes | Delta Amacuro | Distrito Federal | Falcón | Guárico | Lara | Mérida | Miranda | Monagas | Nueva Esparta | Portuguesa | Sucre | Táchira | Trujillo | Vargas | Yaracuy | Zulia |