Can Puppid-Velids be seen in South Korea?
Seoul, capital of South Korea.
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 South Korea.
| 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. | |
| Seoul | - | - | 4° | 162° | 7° | 183° | 2° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Busan | - | - | 7° | 164° | 10° | 185° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheju | - | - | 8° | 162° | 11° | 183° | 5° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chollabuk | - | - | 6° | 162° | 9° | 183° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chollanam | - | - | 7° | 162° | 10° | 183° | 4° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chungcheongbuk | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chungcheongnam | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daegu | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 185° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangwon | - | - | 5° | 163° | 7° | 184° | 1° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gwangju | - | - | 7° | 162° | 10° | 183° | 4° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gyeonggi | - | - | 4° | 162° | 7° | 183° | 2° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gyeongsangbuk | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gyeongsangnam | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Incheon | - | - | 4° | 162° | 7° | 183° | 2° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeju | - | - | 8° | 162° | 11° | 183° | 5° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kangweon | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kwangju | - | - | 7° | 162° | 10° | 183° | 4° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyeonggi | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyeongsangbuk | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyeongsangnam | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pusan | - | - | 7° | 164° | 10° | 185° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taegu | - | - | 6° | 163° | 9° | 185° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taejeon | - | - | 6° | 163° | 8° | 184° | 3° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulsan | - | - | 7° | 164° | 9° | 185° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in South Korea
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Seoul, South Korea 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.