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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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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.
Istanbul34°64°56°76°78°89°79°270°57°283°35°295°16°310°327°----33°16°50°
Adana37°64°59°72°82°65°74°287°51°291°29°300°10°313°------37°17°52°
Afion34°63°56°73°79°79°78°281°55°287°33°297°14°311°--------15°50°
Amasya39°67°60°78°83°92°74°275°52°286°30°299°12°313°------37°20°54°
Ankara36°65°58°76°81°85°76°276°54°286°32°298°13°312°------35°17°52°
Antalya34°62°56°71°79°70°77°289°54°290°32°299°12°311°--------14°50°
Artvin43°69°65°82°87°115°69°276°47°288°27°301°316°------41°24°57°
Aydin32°62°54°71°77°75°79°287°57°288°35°297°15°310°--------13°49°
Balikesir33°63°54°74°77°83°80°277°57°285°35°296°16°309°326°------14°49°
Bartin37°66°58°78°80°95°77°269°54°284°33°297°15°311°329°----35°18°52°
Bayburt44°69°66°80°88°106°69°278°46°289°26°302°317°------41°24°57°
Bilecik35°64°56°75°79°86°78°275°56°285°34°296°15°310°------33°16°50°
Bursa34°63°55°75°78°85°79°274°56°285°35°296°16°310°327°----33°15°50°
Corum38°66°60°78°82°90°75°275°52°286°31°298°12°313°------36°19°53°
Denizli33°62°55°72°78°74°79°286°56°288°34°298°14°310°--------14°50°
Edirne33°63°54°76°76°91°81°264°59°281°37°294°18°308°325°----31°15°49°
Elazig40°66°63°76°85°70°71°282°48°290°27°301°315°------39°21°55°
Erzincan41°67°63°78°86°84°71°279°49°289°28°301°315°------39°21°55°
Erzurum42°68°64°79°87°85°70°279°47°289°27°301°316°------40°23°56°
Eskisehir35°64°56°75°79°84°78°277°55°286°34°297°14°311°------34°16°51°
Gaziantep38°64°61°72°83°61°72°287°49°291°28°301°314°------38°18°53°
Icel34°63°55°75°78°86°79°274°56°285°35°296°15°310°327°----33°15°50°
Isparta34°63°56°72°79°74°77°286°55°288°33°298°13°311°--------15°50°
Izmir32°62°53°72°76°78°80°284°57°287°35°296°16°309°--------13°49°
Karabuk37°64°58°75°81°79°75°280°53°288°31°299°12°312°------36°17°52°
Kars44°69°66°81°89°112°68°278°46°289°26°302°317°------41°24°57°
Kayseri38°65°60°75°83°75°74°282°51°289°29°300°10°314°------37°18°53°
Kirklareli33°64°54°76°77°91°80°264°58°282°37°294°18°308°326°----32°15°49°
Kocaeli38°65°60°75°83°78°74°281°51°288°30°299°11°313°------37°18°53°
Konya35°63°57°73°80°73°76°285°53°289°31°299°12°312°--------16°51°
Kutahya34°63°56°74°79°82°78°278°56°286°34°297°15°310°--------15°50°
Malatya40°66°62°75°85°69°72°283°49°290°28°301°315°------38°20°54°
Manisa32°62°54°72°77°78°80°282°57°286°35°296°16°309°--------13°49°
Sakarya35°64°57°76°79°89°78°272°55°284°34°296°15°310°328°----34°17°51°
Samsun39°67°61°79°83°98°74°273°51°286°30°299°12°313°------37°20°54°
Sivas39°66°61°77°84°84°73°278°50°288°29°300°11°314°------38°20°54°
Trabzon42°68°63°80°86°102°71°275°49°288°28°300°10°315°------39°22°56°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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