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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in American Samoa?


Pago Pago, capital of American Samoa.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Puppid-Velids(PUP) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, December 1 2020 until Tuesday, December 15 2020. Its peak day is Monday, December 7 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 Puppid-Velids

Puppid-Velids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=123°, delta=-45°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Puppid-Velids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, December 7 2020, for the following cities in American Samoa.

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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.
Pago Pago36°136°54°153°58°191°46°218°25°227°225°----------16°133°
Fiti’uta37°136°54°154°58°192°45°219°25°227°224°----------17°133°
Ofu37°136°54°154°58°192°45°219°25°227°224°----------17°133°
Swains Island34°138°51°155°55°189°43°216°23°225°224°----------14°134°
Tau37°136°54°154°58°192°45°219°25°227°224°----------17°133°

The Sky and Stars in American Samoa

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pago Pago, American Samoa 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