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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Argentina?


Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.

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 Argentina.

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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.
Buenos Aires44°122°65°124°80°180°65°236°44°238°24°230°218°------142°24°129°
Catamarca35°127°56°130°72°162°66°221°46°233°25°230°221°--------15°133°
Chaco37°128°58°135°71°174°61°222°41°232°20°229°219°--------17°132°
Chubut42°117°62°106°83°102°75°259°54°250°35°238°18°224°207°--165°10°146°24°130°
Córdoba38°125°59°126°76°163°67°227°46°236°25°231°220°------145°18°132°
Corrientes39°127°60°134°72°179°61°225°40°233°19°228°218°------142°19°132°
Distrito Federal44°122°65°124°80°180°65°236°44°238°24°230°218°------142°24°129°
Entre Ríos42°124°63°127°77°177°64°232°43°236°23°230°218°------142°22°130°
Formosa39°128°60°136°71°180°59°224°39°232°18°228°--------142°19°132°
Jujuy32°130°53°135°67°166°61°215°42°229°21°229°221°--------12°134°
La Pampa40°122°61°118°80°147°71°238°50°241°30°234°12°222°------145°21°131°
La Rioja35°127°56°128°73°159°67°221°47°234°26°231°221°--------15°133°
Mendoza36°125°57°123°75°149°71°225°50°237°29°233°11°223°------147°17°133°
Misiones42°128°62°138°72°188°58°227°37°232°16°227°--------140°21°131°
Neuquén39°121°60°115°81°133°74°241°53°244°32°236°15°223°207°----147°21°132°
Río Negro40°120°61°113°82°131°74°244°53°245°32°236°15°223°206°----146°22°131°
Salta33°129°54°134°69°166°63°217°43°231°22°229°221°--------13°134°
San Juan35°126°56°125°74°152°69°223°49°236°28°232°222°--------16°134°
San Luis37°126°59°129°74°167°65°225°45°235°24°230°220°------144°18°132°
Santa Cruz32°130°52°136°66°168°60°214°41°229°20°228°220°--------11°134°
Santa Fe40°125°61°127°76°173°65°230°44°236°23°230°219°------143°21°131°
Santiago del Estero36°127°57°131°72°166°64°222°44°233°23°230°220°--------16°133°
Tierra del Fuego45°109°62°88°79°43°75°298°58°265°40°246°26°228°15°208°187°10°166°18°146°30°127°
Tucumán34°128°55°131°71°165°64°220°44°232°23°230°221°--------15°133°

The Sky and Stars in Argentina

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Buenos Aires, Argentina 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