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Can π-Puppids be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

π-Puppids(PPU) meteor shower will be active from Wednesday, April 15 2020 until Tuesday, April 28 2020. Its peak day is Thursday, April 23 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 π-Puppids

π-Puppids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=110°, delta=-45°.

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 π-Puppids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Thursday, April 23 2020, for the following cities in Antarctica.

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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.
Vostok39°233°35°207°34°182°35°156°38°130°44°103°50°73°54°39°57°55°324°50°290°44°260°
Aboa Station60°58°322°51°287°44°257°37°231°32°206°30°181°32°157°36°132°43°106°50°77°57°43°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station45°210°45°180°45°149°45°119°45°89°45°59°45°29°45°359°45°329°45°299°45°269°45°239°
Capitán Arturo Prat Station58°81°70°40°71°334°61°287°47°259°34°237°24°215°19°193°18°171°23°149°32°128°44°106°
Casey Station30°224°23°201°21°179°24°156°31°133°41°110°53°84°64°49°69°356°63°305°51°271°39°246°
Concordia Research Station33°217°30°192°30°167°33°143°39°118°47°90°55°59°60°20°60°338°54°299°47°268°39°241°
Davis Station42°251°32°227°26°204°24°181°26°157°32°134°41°110°52°84°62°49°66°62°312°52°277°
Doctor Sobral53°35°54°359°52°324°49°290°44°260°40°232°37°205°36°179°37°153°40°126°45°97°49°67°
Elephant Island58°80°70°38°71°330°60°284°46°257°33°235°23°214°18°192°18°170°23°148°32°127°45°105°
Escudero Station58°80°70°39°71°332°60°285°46°258°34°236°24°215°18°193°18°171°23°149°32°127°44°105°
General Belgrano Station56°30°57°351°54°314°49°281°42°252°37°225°34°199°33°174°35°149°39°123°45°95°51°64°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station58°77°69°35°70°331°60°286°46°258°34°236°24°214°19°192°19°170°24°148°33°126°45°103°
Great Wall Station58°80°70°39°71°332°60°285°46°258°34°236°24°215°18°193°18°171°23°149°32°127°44°105°
Halley Research Station59°21°59°340°54°302°47°270°40°243°34°217°31°192°31°168°34°143°40°117°47°90°54°58°
Maitri Station62°324°54°287°44°258°35°233°29°209°26°185°27°162°32°138°40°114°50°87°59°54°64°10°
Mawson Station47°263°36°238°28°215°23°192°23°169°28°146°36°123°46°99°57°69°66°27°66°334°58°291°
Mirny Station36°237°27°215°22°192°22°169°27°146°35°124°46°100°58°71°67°28°67°332°58°290°46°261°
Neumayer–Station III64°355°60°310°51°276°41°249°33°225°27°201°26°177°28°154°34°130°43°105°53°77°61°41°
Orcadas Station65°67°74°68°303°54°269°40°246°27°225°19°204°16°182°18°160°25°139°37°118°51°96°
Palmer Station55°82°67°44°70°345°62°296°49°265°37°241°27°219°21°197°20°174°24°152°32°130°43°107°
Peter I Island37°241°29°217°25°194°24°171°28°148°36°124°46°100°56°70°65°30°65°339°58°296°47°265°
San Martín Station54°80°63°43°67°353°61°305°50°272°40°246°31°223°25°200°23°176°26°153°33°130°43°106°
Scott Base33°182°34°156°38°131°43°104°50°74°55°40°57°55°324°50°289°44°259°38°232°34°206°
Signy Island64°68°74°11°68°304°54°270°40°247°28°226°19°205°16°183°18°161°25°140°37°119°50°97°
Svea Station60°58°319°51°284°43°255°36°229°31°204°30°180°31°155°36°130°43°104°51°75°58°40°
Teniente Jubany Station58°80°70°39°71°331°60°285°46°258°34°236°24°214°18°193°18°170°23°148°32°127°45°105°
Tor Station62°335°56°295°46°265°38°239°31°214°27°191°28°167°31°143°39°118°47°92°56°61°62°20°
Troll Station62°339°56°299°47°267°38°241°31°217°28°193°27°169°31°145°38°120°47°94°56°63°62°24°
Wasa Station62°59°320°52°284°43°256°35°230°30°206°28°181°30°157°35°133°42°108°51°79°59°45°
Zhongshan Station42°253°33°228°27°205°24°182°26°158°32°135°41°111°51°84°61°50°66°62°315°52°279°

The Sky and Stars in Antarctica

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Vostok, Antarctica 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