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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

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 Mexico.

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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.
México City144°21°161°25°183°18°205°220°--------------
Aguascalientes143°18°159°23°181°17°203°218°--------------
Baja California152°14°171°13°193°212°----------------
Baja California Sur11°154°19°174°16°196°214°----------------
Campeche12°148°23°167°24°190°14°210°----------------
Chiapas14°147°26°165°28°189°18°209°222°--------------
Chihuahua11°157°16°178°12°199°------------------
Coahuila de Zaragoza143°13°160°18°181°12°202°----------------
Colima20°157°26°180°20°202°218°--------------142°
Distrito Federal144°21°161°26°183°18°205°220°--------------
Durango--152°12°172°11°193°212°--------------
Guanajuato143°19°160°24°182°18°204°219°--------------
Guerrero143°23°160°27°183°20°205°219°--------------
Hidalgo144°20°161°24°184°17°205°220°--------------
Jalisco142°19°158°25°180°19°202°218°--------------
Michoacán de Ocampo143°21°159°26°181°20°203°219°--------------
Morelos144°22°161°26°183°19°205°220°--------------
Nayarit141°17°157°23°179°18°201°217°--------------
Nuevo León144°15°161°19°183°13°204°----------------
Oaxaca11°145°24°162°28°185°19°207°221°--------------
Puebla143°15°160°19°182°14°203°----------------
Querétaro de Arteaga144°20°160°24°183°17°204°219°--------------
Quintana Roo142°20°158°25°180°19°202°218°--------------
San Luis Potosí143°18°160°23°182°17°203°219°--------------
Sinaloa147°18°166°19°188°11°208°----------------
Sonora145°13°163°15°185°205°----------------
Tabasco13°147°25°165°26°189°17°209°----------------
Tamaulipas144°16°162°20°184°13°205°----------------
Tlaxcala144°22°161°25°184°18°205°220°--------------
Veracruz-Llave10°145°22°163°25°185°17°206°221°--------------
Yucatán12°149°22°168°23°191°13°210°----------------
Zacatecas143°17°159°22°181°16°202°218°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico 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