Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Guatemala?
Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala.
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.
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 Guatemala.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Guatemala City | 17° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 29° | 190° | 19° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alta Verapaz | 16° | 148° | 27° | 167° | 28° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 0° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baja Verapaz | 16° | 147° | 28° | 167° | 29° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chimaltenango | 16° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 29° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chiquimula | 17° | 148° | 29° | 167° | 29° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 0° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Progreso | 17° | 148° | 28° | 167° | 29° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Escuintla | 17° | 147° | 29° | 166° | 30° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huehuetenango | 15° | 147° | 27° | 166° | 28° | 190° | 18° | 210° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Izabal | 17° | 148° | 28° | 168° | 28° | 192° | 17° | 211° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalapa | 17° | 148° | 28° | 167° | 29° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jutiapa | 17° | 147° | 29° | 167° | 30° | 191° | 19° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petén | 15° | 148° | 26° | 167° | 27° | 190° | 17° | 210° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quetzaltenango | 16° | 147° | 28° | 165° | 29° | 189° | 19° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quiché | 16° | 147° | 27° | 166° | 28° | 190° | 18° | 210° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Retalhuleu | 16° | 147° | 28° | 165° | 30° | 189° | 20° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacatepéquez | 17° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 29° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Marcos | 16° | 147° | 28° | 165° | 29° | 189° | 19° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santa Rosa | 17° | 147° | 29° | 166° | 30° | 191° | 19° | 211° | 1° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sololá | 16° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 29° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suchitepequez | 16° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 30° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 2° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totonicapán | 16° | 147° | 28° | 166° | 29° | 190° | 19° | 210° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zacapa | 17° | 148° | 28° | 167° | 29° | 191° | 18° | 211° | 0° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Guatemala
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Guatemala City, Guatemala 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.