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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in China?


Beijing, capital of China.

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.

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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 China.

Choose a country to obtain relevant information:

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.
Beijing42°68°64°79°87°85°70°279°47°289°27°301°316°------40°23°56°
Anhui40°62°62°64°82°15°67°298°44°297°22°305°317°--------19°54°
Chongqing30°58°53°61°75°43°73°312°51°298°28°302°312°--------10°49°
Fujian37°58°60°54°76°63°308°40°302°17°307°----------16°53°
Gansu30°61°52°71°75°75°81°289°58°287°36°296°16°309°--------12°48°
Guangdong32°56°55°53°72°17°64°316°42°304°19°306°----------11°51°
Guangxi28°56°51°55°71°28°67°321°46°304°23°305°313°--------49°
Guizhou29°57°52°59°73°37°71°318°49°301°27°304°313°--------49°
Hainan27°54°50°50°67°21°63°325°43°307°20°307°----------49°
Hebei42°68°64°78°87°73°70°281°47°290°26°302°316°------40°22°56°
Heilongjiang53°83°72°110°80°218°62°267°42°287°24°304°10°323°344°--29°17°48°34°66°
Henan38°63°60°67°82°38°70°295°47°295°25°303°315°--------17°53°
Hong Kong32°56°55°51°72°14°63°316°41°304°18°307°----------11°51°
Hunan33°58°56°58°75°27°68°311°46°300°23°305°315°--------12°51°
Jiangsu41°63°64°65°83°66°295°43°296°21°305°318°------41°20°55°
Jilin51°76°72°93°84°236°63°275°42°290°22°305°322°----27°13°46°31°62°
Liaoning47°71°69°84°88°240°66°278°44°290°23°304°320°------44°27°59°
Neimenggu32°61°54°69°77°67°78°295°55°291°33°299°13°311°--------12°49°
Ningxia34°62°56°71°79°71°77°287°54°289°32°298°13°311°--------15°50°
Shaanxi35°62°57°70°80°61°75°292°52°292°30°300°10°313°--------15°51°
Shandong43°66°65°72°86°15°67°288°44°293°23°304°318°------41°22°56°
Shanghai42°62°65°61°81°353°63°298°40°298°18°306°--------43°21°55°
Shanxi39°65°61°73°84°66°72°285°50°290°28°301°314°------38°19°53°
Sichuan28°58°51°62°73°50°75°316°54°298°31°301°10°311°--------48°
Tianjin65°77°88°64°69°281°47°290°26°302°317°------41°23°56°43°68°
Xinjiang42°69°64°82°86°112°71°273°49°287°28°300°11°315°------39°23°56°
Xizang41°62°63°63°82°65°298°42°297°20°305°318°------41°19°54°
Yunnan24°55°47°57°69°41°72°329°52°304°29°304°311°--------47°
Zhejiang41°60°63°58°79°358°63°302°40°300°18°307°----------19°54°

The Sky and Stars in China

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Beijing, China 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