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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 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.
Bogotá26°146°38°166°39°193°26°214°223°------------137°
Amazonas32°145°45°166°45°196°31°217°11°224°------------14°136°
Antioquia23°146°36°165°37°191°25°212°223°------------136°
Arauca26°148°37°169°36°195°23°215°224°------------137°
Atlántico20°147°32°166°33°191°22°212°223°------------137°
Caldas24°145°37°165°38°192°27°213°223°------------136°
Caquetá29°145°42°165°42°194°29°215°10°224°------------10°136°
Cartagena20°146°32°166°33°191°22°211°223°------------137°
Casanare27°147°38°168°37°195°24°215°224°------------137°
Cauca26°144°40°163°42°191°30°213°11°223°------------136°
César22°147°34°167°34°193°22°213°223°------------137°
Chocó23°145°36°164°38°190°27°212°223°------------136°
Córdoba22°146°34°165°35°191°24°212°223°------------137°
Cundinamarca26°146°38°166°39°193°26°214°223°------------137°
Guainía24°151°34°173°31°198°18°216°--------------139°
Guaviare29°146°42°167°41°195°28°215°224°------------11°137°
Huila26°145°40°164°41°192°29°213°10°223°------------136°
La Guajira21°148°32°168°32°193°20°213°223°------------137°
Magdalena21°147°33°167°33°192°22°212°223°------------137°
Meta27°146°40°167°40°194°27°214°224°------------137°
Narino26°143°40°162°42°190°31°212°12°223°------------136°
Norte de Santander23°147°35°167°35°193°23°213°223°------------137°
Putumayo28°144°42°164°43°192°31°214°12°224°------------136°
Quindío25°145°38°165°39°192°27°213°223°------------136°
Risaralda24°145°37°164°39°191°27°212°223°------------136°
San Andrés y Providencia15°144°29°161°32°186°23°207°221°--------------
Santander24°147°36°167°36°193°24°213°223°------------137°
Sucre21°146°34°166°34°191°23°212°223°------------137°
Tolima25°145°39°165°39°192°28°213°223°------------136°
Valle del Cauca25°144°38°164°40°191°28°212°10°223°------------136°
Vaupés31°146°43°168°42°197°28°216°224°------------13°137°
Vichada28°148°39°170°38°197°24°216°224°------------11°137°

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