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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 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.
Caracas----29°97°58°109°79°178°58°251°29°263°----------
Amazonas--91°31°93°61°98°86°192°59°263°29°267°----------
Anzoategui--91°32°97°61°109°80°193°56°254°27°264°----------
Apure----27°95°56°102°82°160°62°255°32°264°269°--------
Aragua----29°96°58°108°79°176°59°251°30°263°269°--------
Barinas----26°95°55°104°80°159°62°251°33°263°269°--------
Bolívar--91°32°95°62°103°83°201°57°259°27°266°----------
Carabobo----28°96°57°108°79°173°59°250°30°263°269°--------
Cojedes----27°96°57°106°80°170°60°252°31°263°269°--------
Delta Amacuro--92°35°97°64°110°79°209°53°256°24°265°----------
Distrito Federal----29°97°58°109°79°178°58°251°29°263°----------
Falcón----26°97°55°108°77°165°61°247°32°262°269°--------
Guárico----29°96°59°107°80°181°58°254°29°264°----------
Lara----26°96°55°106°78°163°61°249°32°262°269°--------
Mérida----25°95°54°104°79°154°63°251°34°263°268°--------
Miranda----29°97°58°109°79°181°58°251°29°263°----------
Monagas--91°33°97°62°110°79°199°55°255°26°264°----------
Nueva Esparta--91°31°98°60°112°78°192°56°252°27°263°----------
Portuguesa----27°96°56°105°80°164°61°251°32°263°269°--------
Sucre--91°32°98°61°111°78°197°55°253°26°264°----------
Táchira----24°95°54°103°80°149°64°251°35°263°268°--------
Trujillo----25°96°55°105°79°159°62°250°33°263°269°--------
Vargas----26°96°56°107°79°166°61°250°32°263°269°--------
Yaracuy----27°96°56°107°79°169°60°250°31°263°269°--------
Zulia----24°96°53°105°78°153°63°247°34°262°268°--------

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