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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 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.
Bogotá42°92°72°98°78°258°48°268°18°271°------------13°89°
Amazonas44°85°74°76°75°285°45°275°15°273°------------15°87°
Antioquia41°94°70°104°78°245°49°265°19°270°------------12°90°
Arauca45°94°75°107°74°254°44°266°15°270°------------16°90°
Atlántico41°97°70°114°76°233°48°261°18°268°------------12°90°
Caldas41°92°71°99°79°253°49°267°19°270°------------12°89°
Caquetá42°88°72°87°78°274°48°272°17°272°------------13°88°
Cartagena40°96°69°113°76°232°49°261°19°268°------------12°90°
Casanare45°92°74°102°75°258°45°267°15°271°------------16°89°
Cauca39°89°69°90°81°269°51°270°21°271°------------10°88°
César42°96°71°112°75°241°47°263°17°269°------------14°90°
Chocó39°93°69°101°80°245°50°265°21°270°------------10°89°
Córdoba40°95°70°107°78°239°49°263°19°269°------------12°90°
Cundinamarca42°92°72°98°77°258°48°268°18°271°------------13°89°
Guainía49°99°76°128°69°247°40°264°11°270°------------20°92°
Guaviare44°89°74°89°76°271°45°271°15°272°------------15°88°
Huila41°90°71°92°79°266°49°270°19°271°------------12°89°
La Guajira43°98°71°119°73°236°45°261°16°269°------------15°91°
Magdalena41°96°70°113°76°236°47°262°18°269°------------13°90°
Meta43°90°73°94°77°265°47°269°17°271°------------14°89°
Narino38°89°68°89°82°273°52°271°22°271°------------88°
Norte de Santander43°95°72°110°75°246°46°264°16°270°------------14°90°
Putumayo41°88°71°85°79°278°49°272°19°272°------------12°88°
Quindío41°91°70°97°79°257°49°268°19°271°------------12°89°
Risaralda40°92°70°98°79°254°49°267°20°270°------------11°89°
San Andrés y Providencia34°96°63°111°78°203°54°256°25°266°------------89°
Santander43°94°72°105°76°249°47°265°17°270°------------14°90°
Sucre41°95°70°110°77°237°48°262°19°269°------------12°90°
Tolima41°91°71°96°79°259°49°268°19°271°------------12°89°
Valle del Cauca40°91°70°95°80°258°50°268°20°271°------------11°89°
Vaupés46°88°76°84°74°276°44°272°14°272°------------16°88°
Vichada47°92°77°101°73°262°43°268°13°271°------------18°89°

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