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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 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 η-Aquariids

η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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 η-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 2020, for the following cities in Colombia.

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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.
Bogotá--91°37°95°67°103°81°234°52°263°22°267°----------
Amazonas--91°40°89°70°87°80°277°50°271°20°270°----------
Antioquia--92°35°96°65°108°80°217°53°259°23°266°----------
Arauca--10°92°40°97°69°110°77°235°49°261°19°267°----------
Atlántico--92°36°99°64°115°77°210°52°255°23°265°----------
Caldas--91°36°95°65°104°81°226°53°261°23°267°----------
Caquetá--91°37°92°68°95°82°255°52°267°22°269°----------
Cartagena--92°35°99°64°114°77°209°52°255°23°265°----------
Casanare--10°92°40°96°69°107°78°239°49°262°20°267°----------
Cauca--91°34°93°64°97°85°236°55°265°25°268°----------
César--92°37°98°66°114°77°219°51°257°21°265°----------
Chocó--91°34°95°64°105°81°213°55°259°25°266°----------
Córdoba--92°35°97°64°110°79°213°53°257°23°265°----------
Cundinamarca--92°37°95°67°104°81°234°52°262°22°267°----------
Guainía--14°94°43°101°71°126°72°233°44°258°15°266°----------
Guaviare--91°40°93°70°97°80°255°50°267°20°268°----------
Huila--91°36°93°66°98°83°240°54°265°24°268°----------
La Guajira--93°38°100°66°119°75°217°49°255°20°265°----------
Magdalena--92°36°99°65°115°77°214°51°256°22°265°----------
Meta--91°38°94°68°100°80°245°51°265°21°268°----------
Narino--91°33°92°63°95°86°237°56°266°26°268°----------
Norte de Santander--92°38°98°67°112°77°225°50°259°21°266°----------
Putumayo--91°36°91°66°93°84°258°54°268°24°269°----------
Quindío--91°36°94°65°102°82°228°54°262°24°267°----------
Risaralda--91°35°95°65°103°82°224°54°262°24°267°----------
San Andrés y Providencia----29°98°57°112°77°179°57°248°29°262°----------
Santander--92°37°96°67°109°79°226°51°260°22°266°----------
Sucre--92°35°98°64°112°78°212°52°256°23°265°----------
Tolima--91°36°94°66°101°82°231°53°263°23°267°----------
Valle del Cauca--91°35°94°64°101°83°225°55°263°25°267°----------
Vaupés--11°91°41°92°71°94°79°263°49°268°19°269°----------
Vichada--12°92°42°95°71°107°77°247°47°264°17°268°----------

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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