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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Bolivia?


La Paz, capital of Bolivia.

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 Bolivia.

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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.
La Paz36°134°55°149°61°188°49°218°29°227°225°----------16°133°
Chuquisaca41°133°60°150°64°195°49°223°28°229°225°--------138°21°132°
Cochabamba38°134°56°150°62°191°48°220°28°228°225°----------18°133°
El Beni36°137°54°155°57°192°44°218°24°226°224°----------16°134°
Oruro38°134°56°149°62°190°49°220°29°228°225°----------17°133°
Pando33°137°50°153°56°187°44°215°25°225°225°----------13°134°
Potosí40°133°58°149°64°192°50°222°29°229°225°----------20°132°
Santa Cruz41°136°58°156°60°198°45°222°24°228°224°--------138°21°133°
Tarija42°132°61°148°65°195°51°224°30°229°225°--------139°22°131°

The Sky and Stars in Bolivia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from La Paz, Bolivia 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