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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

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 Brazil.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Brasilia22°81°50°67°71°21°61°305°34°284°274°------------
Rio Branco47°76°73°45°68°302°40°281°11°274°------------19°85°
Maceió49°76°75°40°67°299°38°280°274°------------21°84°
Macapá35°88°65°86°85°290°55°273°25°272°------------88°
Manaus41°85°70°75°78°294°48°276°18°273°------------12°87°
Salvador45°74°71°40°67°309°40°284°11°275°------------17°84°
Fortaleza47°83°76°66°71°287°42°276°12°273°------------18°87°
Vitória28°76°54°56°68°358°52°303°26°283°------------88°
Goiânia20°82°48°67°70°24°61°309°35°285°274°------------
São Luís42°85°71°76°77°290°48°276°18°273°------------13°87°
Cuiabá28°79°56°62°72°360°55°298°28°281°------------88°
Campo Grande28°76°54°55°68°356°52°302°26°283°------------87°
Belo Horizonte25°78°51°60°68°55°306°30°284°273°------------
Belém37°86°67°81°82°294°52°275°22°273°------------88°
João Pessoa50°78°77°44°67°292°38°278°273°------------22°85°
Curitiba19°78°44°59°62°17°55°319°33°290°275°------------
Recife50°77°77°42°67°294°38°279°273°------------22°85°
Teresina43°83°72°68°75°297°46°278°16°274°------------14°87°
Rio de Janeiro25°76°50°56°65°53°309°28°286°272°------------
Natal50°80°78°50°68°290°38°277°273°------------21°86°
Porto Alegre16°78°40°57°57°19°53°326°33°295°277°------------
Porto Velho36°81°65°66°77°325°51°284°22°276°------------87°
Boa Vista40°90°70°92°79°265°49°270°19°271°------------11°89°
Florianópolis19°77°43°57°60°15°53°320°31°291°275°------------
São Paulo21°78°47°59°64°13°55°313°31°288°274°------------
Aracaju47°75°73°41°67°303°39°282°10°274°------------19°84°
Palmas37°80°65°63°76°327°50°286°21°276°------------87°

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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