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 Egypt.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Cairo
42°
61°
65°
59°
80°
354°
62°
300°
40°
299°
18°
307°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
43°
20°
55°
Aswan
40°
57°
62°
48°
74°
351°
58°
308°
35°
303°
13°
308°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18°
53°
Asyut
40°
59°
63°
54°
77°
355°
61°
304°
38°
301°
16°
307°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19°
54°
Beni Suef
41°
61°
64°
57°
79°
355°
62°
302°
39°
300°
17°
307°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20°
54°
Damietta
43°
62°
66°
61°
81°
350°
63°
297°
40°
298°
18°
306°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2°
43°
22°
55°
Gharbia
40°
59°
63°
54°
77°
357°
61°
305°
38°
301°
16°
307°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18°
54°
Sinai
43°
60°
66°
55°
78°
344°
60°
301°
37°
301°
15°
308°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
44°
22°
55°
The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
