Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Argentina?
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
Sept. ε-Perseids(SPE) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, September 5 2020 until Monday, September 21 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, September 9 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of Sept. ε-Perseids
Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=48°, delta=+40°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, September 9 2020, for the following cities in Argentina.
| 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. | |
| Buenos Aires | - | - | 5° | 32° | 14° | 10° | 14° | 347° | 4° | 326° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Catamarca | - | - | 7° | 36° | 19° | 16° | 21° | 352° | 12° | 330° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaco | - | - | 11° | 34° | 22° | 13° | 22° | 348° | 12° | 327° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chubut | - | - | - | - | 4° | 17° | 6° | 354° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Córdoba | - | - | 5° | 35° | 16° | 15° | 18° | 351° | 9° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corrientes | - | - | 11° | 32° | 21° | 11° | 21° | 346° | 10° | 326° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Distrito Federal | - | - | 5° | 32° | 14° | 10° | 14° | 347° | 4° | 326° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entre Ríos | - | - | 7° | 32° | 17° | 11° | 16° | 347° | 6° | 326° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Formosa | - | - | 13° | 32° | 23° | 11° | 22° | 346° | 10° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jujuy | - | - | 11° | 37° | 24° | 17° | 26° | 352° | 17° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| La Pampa | - | - | - | - | 11° | 16° | 12° | 352° | 5° | 331° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| La Rioja | - | - | 6° | 37° | 18° | 17° | 20° | 353° | 12° | 331° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mendoza | - | - | 2° | 38° | 14° | 18° | 17° | 355° | 10° | 332° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Misiones | - | - | 14° | 30° | 23° | 8° | 20° | 343° | 8° | 323° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuquén | - | - | - | - | 8° | 17° | 11° | 354° | 4° | 332° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Río Negro | - | - | - | - | 8° | 17° | 10° | 354° | 3° | 332° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salta | - | - | 10° | 37° | 23° | 16° | 24° | 352° | 15° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Juan | - | - | 3° | 38° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 354° | 11° | 332° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Luis | - | - | 7° | 35° | 18° | 14° | 19° | 350° | 10° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santa Cruz | - | - | 12° | 37° | 25° | 16° | 27° | 351° | 17° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santa Fe | - | - | 7° | 33° | 17° | 12° | 17° | 348° | 7° | 327° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santiago del Estero | - | - | 8° | 36° | 20° | 15° | 21° | 351° | 12° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tierra del Fuego | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tucumán | - | - | 8° | 36° | 20° | 16° | 22° | 352° | 13° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Argentina
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Buenos Aires, Argentina 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.