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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in France?


Paris, capital of France.

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 France.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Paris30°62°49°80°69°104°81°193°65°262°46°283°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Ain31°63°51°79°71°100°83°217°63°270°43°288°24°304°321°----27°15°46°
Aisne31°63°50°81°69°107°80°198°64°262°45°283°27°301°12°320°341°--26°16°46°
Allier30°62°49°78°70°98°83°203°65°268°44°286°26°302°10°320°----25°14°45°
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence31°62°51°77°72°95°84°232°63°274°42°290°23°305°322°----28°14°47°
Alpes-Maritimes31°62°51°77°73°95°83°238°62°275°41°290°22°305°323°----28°14°47°
Ardèche30°61°50°77°71°95°84°218°64°272°43°288°24°303°321°----26°13°46°
Ardennes32°64°51°82°70°109°80°202°64°262°44°284°26°302°12°320°341°--27°17°47°
Ariège27°59°47°73°69°88°87°206°66°274°45°289°25°303°319°------10°44°
Aube31°63°50°80°70°105°81°203°64°264°44°285°26°302°11°320°341°--26°15°46°
Aude28°60°48°74°69°89°86°216°65°274°44°289°24°303°320°------11°44°
Aveyron28°60°48°75°70°93°85°208°65°272°44°288°25°303°320°------12°44°
Bas Rhin33°65°52°83°72°110°80°216°62°267°42°287°24°304°10°322°344°--29°17°48°
Bouches-du-Rhône30°61°50°75°71°92°85°231°64°275°42°290°23°304°321°------13°46°
Calvados29°61°48°79°67°102°81°183°67°259°47°282°29°299°13°318°338°--23°14°44°
Cantal29°61°49°76°70°95°85°205°65°270°44°287°25°302°320°----25°12°45°
Charente28°60°47°75°68°94°84°184°67°267°46°285°27°301°11°318°----23°12°43°
Charente Maritime28°60°47°76°68°95°84°189°67°267°46°286°27°301°11°318°----24°12°44°
Cher30°62°49°78°69°99°83°197°65°266°45°285°26°302°11°319°340°--25°14°45°
Corrèze28°60°48°76°69°95°84°198°66°269°45°286°26°302°10°319°----24°12°44°
Corse31°62°52°76°74°91°83°256°60°279°39°293°20°307°324°------14°48°
Côte d'Or31°63°50°80°71°103°82°208°64°267°44°286°25°303°10°321°342°--27°15°46°
Côtes d'Armor27°59°46°76°65°98°81°167°69°257°49°281°30°298°14°316°336°--21°12°42°
Creuse29°61°48°77°69°97°84°197°66°267°45°286°26°302°10°319°----25°13°44°
Deux-Sèvres28°60°47°76°68°96°84°185°67°265°46°284°27°301°11°318°338°--23°12°43°
Dordogne28°60°47°75°68°93°85°189°67°269°46°286°26°301°10°318°------12°43°
Doubs32°64°51°80°72°104°81°217°63°269°43°287°24°304°322°----28°16°47°
Drôme30°62°50°77°71°96°84°223°63°273°43°289°23°304°321°----27°14°46°
Essonne30°62°49°80°69°103°81°193°65°262°46°284°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Eure30°62°48°79°68°103°81°187°66°260°46°282°28°300°13°318°339°--24°15°44°
Eure-et-Loir30°62°48°79°68°102°82°189°66°262°46°283°28°300°12°318°339°--24°14°44°
Finistère26°58°45°75°65°96°81°160°70°256°50°280°31°297°15°315°335°--20°12°41°
Gard29°61°49°75°71°93°85°221°64°273°43°289°24°304°321°------12°45°
Gers27°59°47°73°68°89°86°189°67°272°46°287°26°302°318°------10°43°
Gironde27°59°47°75°68°92°85°187°67°269°46°286°26°301°10°318°------11°43°
Haut Rhin33°65°52°82°72°107°81°218°62°268°42°287°24°304°322°343°--28°17°48°
Haute-Garonne27°59°47°73°69°89°87°200°66°273°45°288°25°302°319°------11°44°
Haute-Loire30°61°49°77°70°96°84°213°65°271°44°288°25°303°320°----26°13°45°
Haute-Marne32°64°51°81°71°106°81°208°63°266°44°286°25°303°10°321°342°--27°16°47°
Haute-Saône32°64°51°81°71°105°81°214°63°267°43°287°25°303°10°322°342°--27°16°47°
Haute-Savoie32°63°51°79°72°101°82°222°63°271°42°288°24°304°322°----28°15°47°
Haute-Vienne28°60°48°76°68°96°84°192°66°267°46°286°26°301°10°319°----24°12°44°
Hautes-Alpes31°62°51°77°72°97°83°229°63°273°42°289°23°304°322°----28°14°47°
Hautes-Pyrénées26°59°46°73°68°88°87°187°67°273°46°288°26°302°318°------10°43°
Hauts-de-Seine30°62°49°80°69°104°81°193°65°262°46°283°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Hérault29°60°49°75°70°91°86°219°65°274°43°289°24°303°320°------12°45°
Ille et Vilaine28°60°46°77°66°98°82°173°68°259°48°282°29°299°13°317°337°--22°13°42°
Indre29°61°48°77°69°98°83°192°66°265°46°285°27°301°11°319°339°--24°13°44°
Indre-et-Loire29°61°48°77°68°98°83°186°67°264°46°284°27°300°12°318°339°--24°13°44°
Isère31°62°51°78°72°98°83°222°63°272°43°288°24°304°321°----27°14°46°
Jura31°63°51°80°71°102°82°215°63°269°43°287°24°303°321°----27°15°47°
Landes27°59°47°74°68°90°86°191°67°271°45°287°26°302°319°------11°43°
Loir-et-Cher29°61°48°78°68°100°82°190°66°263°46°284°27°301°12°319°339°--24°14°44°
Loire30°62°50°78°71°98°83°212°64°270°44°287°25°303°321°----26°14°46°
Loire Atlantique27°59°46°76°66°96°83°172°68°261°48°282°29°299°13°317°337°--22°12°42°
Loiret30°62°49°79°69°102°82°195°65°264°45°284°27°301°11°319°340°--25°14°45°
Lot28°60°48°75°69°92°85°198°66°270°45°287°26°302°319°------12°44°
Lot-et-Garonne27°59°47°74°68°91°86°188°67°270°46°287°26°302°10°318°------11°43°
Lozère29°61°49°76°70°94°85°214°65°272°44°288°24°303°320°----26°13°45°
Maine et Loire29°61°48°77°68°99°83°185°67°263°46°284°28°300°12°318°338°--24°13°44°
Manche28°60°47°78°66°101°81°175°68°257°48°281°30°298°14°317°337°--22°13°43°
Marne32°64°50°81°70°107°81°202°64°263°44°284°26°302°11°320°341°--26°16°46°
Mayenne29°61°48°78°68°101°82°185°66°261°47°283°28°300°13°318°338°--24°14°44°
Meurthe-et-Moselle33°65°52°83°71°109°80°210°63°265°43°286°25°303°11°322°343°--28°17°48°
Meuse32°64°51°82°71°108°80°206°63°264°44°285°26°302°11°321°342°--27°17°47°
Morbihan27°59°45°76°65°96°82°166°69°259°49°281°30°298°14°316°336°--21°12°42°
Moselle33°65°52°83°71°110°80°212°62°265°43°286°25°303°10°322°343°--28°17°48°
Nièvre30°62°50°79°70°101°82°203°65°266°44°286°26°302°10°320°341°--26°14°45°
Nord32°64°50°82°69°109°79°194°64°259°45°282°28°300°13°319°340°25°17°46°
Oise31°63°49°81°69°105°80°193°65°261°46°283°28°300°13°319°340°--25°15°45°
Orne29°61°48°78°67°101°81°182°67°260°47°282°29°299°13°318°338°--23°14°44°
Pas-de-Calais31°63°49°82°68°108°79°191°65°258°46°282°28°300°13°319°340°25°16°45°
Puy-de-Dôme29°61°49°77°70°97°84°206°65°269°44°287°25°302°320°----25°13°45°
Pyrénées-Atlantiques27°59°47°73°68°88°87°197°67°273°45°288°25°302°319°------10°43°
Pyrénées-Orientales27°59°48°73°69°88°87°220°65°275°44°289°24°303°320°------11°44°
Rhône30°62°50°78°71°99°83°214°64°270°43°287°24°303°321°----26°14°46°
Saône et Loire31°63°50°79°71°101°83°210°64°268°44°287°25°303°10°321°----26°15°46°
Sarthe29°61°48°78°68°100°82°183°67°261°47°283°28°300°12°318°338°--23°13°44°
Savoie31°63°51°78°72°99°83°225°63°272°42°289°23°304°322°----28°15°47°
Seine-et-Marne31°63°49°80°69°104°81°197°65°263°45°284°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Seine-Maritime30°62°48°80°68°104°80°186°66°258°47°282°29°299°13°318°339°--24°15°44°
Seine-Saint-Denis30°63°49°80°69°104°81°194°65°262°46°283°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Somme31°63°49°81°68°107°80°192°65°259°46°282°28°300°13°319°340°25°16°45°
Tarn28°60°48°74°69°91°86°208°66°273°44°288°25°303°320°------11°44°
Tarn-et-Garonne28°60°47°74°69°91°86°198°66°271°45°287°25°302°319°------11°44°
Territoire de Belfort33°64°52°81°72°106°81°217°62°268°42°287°24°304°322°----28°16°48°
Val-d'Oise30°62°49°80°69°104°81°192°65°261°46°283°28°300°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Val-de-Marne30°62°49°80°69°104°81°194°65°262°46°283°27°301°12°319°340°--25°15°45°
Var30°62°51°76°72°93°84°238°63°276°41°290°22°305°322°------13°46°
Vaucluse30°62°50°76°71°94°84°228°63°274°42°289°23°304°321°----27°13°46°
Vendée27°59°46°75°67°95°83°172°68°263°48°283°28°300°12°317°337°--22°12°42°
Vienne28°60°47°76°68°97°83°186°67°265°46°284°27°301°11°318°338°--24°13°44°
Vosges32°64°52°82°71°107°81°213°63°267°43°286°25°303°10°322°343°--28°16°47°
Yonne31°63°50°80°70°103°82°201°65°265°45°285°26°302°11°320°341°--26°15°46°
Yvelines30°62°49°80°68°103°81°191°66°261°46°283°28°300°12°319°339°--24°15°45°

The Sky and Stars in France

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Paris, France 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.

ParisAinAisneAllierAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceAlpes-MaritimesArdècheArdennesAriègeAubeAudeAveyronBas RhinBouches-du-RhôneCalvadosCantalCharenteCharente MaritimeCherCorrèzeCorseCôte d'OrCôtes d'ArmorCreuseDeux-SèvresDordogneDoubsDrômeEssonneEureEure-et-LoirFinistèreGardGersGirondeHaut RhinHaute-GaronneHaute-LoireHaute-MarneHaute-SaôneHaute-SavoieHaute-VienneHautes-AlpesHautes-PyrénéesHauts-de-SeineHéraultIlle et VilaineIndreIndre-et-LoireIsèreJuraLandesLoir-et-CherLoireLoire AtlantiqueLoiretLotLot-et-GaronneLozèreMaine et LoireMancheMarneMayenneMeurthe-et-MoselleMeuseMorbihanMoselleNièvreNordOiseOrnePas-de-CalaisPuy-de-DômePyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-OrientalesRhôneSaône et LoireSartheSavoieSeine-et-MarneSeine-MaritimeSeine-Saint-DenisSommeTarnTarn-et-GaronneTerritoire de BelfortVal-d'OiseVal-de-MarneVarVaucluseVendéeVienneVosgesYonneYvelines
Content last updated on 2016-01-06