Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Chile?
Santiago, capital of Chile.
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 Chile.
| 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. | |
| Santiago | - | - | 1° | 39° | 14° | 20° | 17° | 356° | 11° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valparaíso | - | - | 0° | 39° | 13° | 20° | 17° | 357° | 10° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antofagasta | - | - | 8° | 39° | 22° | 20° | 26° | 356° | 18° | 332° | 2° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Araucanía | - | - | - | - | 8° | 20° | 11° | 357° | 6° | 335° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atacama | - | - | 6° | 39° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 355° | 15° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bío-Bío | - | - | - | - | 9° | 21° | 13° | 358° | 7° | 335° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coquimbo | - | - | 3° | 39° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 357° | 13° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Lagos | - | - | - | - | 4° | 21° | 8° | 358° | 3° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maule | - | - | - | - | 11° | 20° | 14° | 357° | 8° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Region Metropolitana | - | - | 0° | 39° | 13° | 20° | 16° | 356° | 10° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tarapacá | - | - | 12° | 39° | 26° | 20° | 30° | 355° | 21° | 331° | 4° | 315° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Isla de Pascua | - | - | 0° | 43° | 16° | 26° | 23° | 3° | 18° | 339° | 5° | 320° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Chile
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Santiago, Chile 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.
| Santiago | Valparaíso | Antofagasta | Araucanía | Atacama | Bío-Bío | Coquimbo | Los Lagos | Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | Maule | Region Metropolitana | Tarapacá | Isla de Pascua |