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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

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 India.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Delhi146°14°164°16°186°206°----------------
Andhara Pradesh15°147°27°166°28°189°18°210°222°--------------
Assam11°154°19°175°16°197°215°----------------
Bangala12°152°21°173°19°195°213°----------------
Bihar150°18°170°17°192°211°----------------
Chandigarh146°11°164°14°185°206°----------------
Chhattisgarh11°148°22°167°23°190°13°210°----------------
Gujarat143°18°159°23°181°17°203°219°--------------
Haryana145°13°163°15°185°205°----------------
India144°17°160°22°182°15°204°219°--------------
Jammu and Kashmir--164°11°185°205°----------------
Karnataka13°144°26°162°30°186°21°207°221°--------------
Kerala16°144°31°161°34°186°25°208°221°--------------
Madhya Pradesh146°18°164°21°187°12°207°----------------
Maharashtra10°145°23°163°26°186°18°207°221°--------------
Manipur13°155°20°176°17°198°215°----------------
Megahalaya11°153°19°174°17°196°214°----------------
Orissa13°149°23°169°23°192°13°211°----------------
Pondisheri17°146°30°164°32°189°22°210°222°--------------
Punjab--11°163°14°184°205°----------------
Rajasthan144°15°162°18°183°12°204°----------------
Tamil Nadu17°145°31°163°34°187°24°209°222°--------------
Tripura13°154°21°174°18°196°214°----------------
Uttar Pradesh148°16°166°17°188°208°----------------
Uttaranchal147°13°165°14°187°207°----------------

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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