Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in United Kingdom?
London, England, capital of United Kingdom.
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 United Kingdom.
| 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. | |
| London, England | 39° | 72° | 57° | 93° | 75° | 133° | 74° | 229° | 57° | 268° | 38° | 289° | 22° | 307° | 9° | 327° | 2° | 349° | 3° | 12° | 10° | 34° | 23° | 54° |
| Manchester, England | 38° | 72° | 56° | 94° | 72° | 133° | 74° | 219° | 58° | 263° | 40° | 286° | 24° | 305° | 12° | 325° | 5° | 347° | 4° | 10° | 11° | 33° | 23° | 53° |
| Birmingham, England | 38° | 71° | 56° | 92° | 73° | 131° | 75° | 222° | 58° | 265° | 40° | 287° | 24° | 306° | 11° | 326° | 4° | 348° | 3° | 11° | 10° | 33° | 23° | 53° |
| Liverpool, England | 38° | 71° | 55° | 93° | 72° | 131° | 74° | 217° | 59° | 262° | 41° | 285° | 25° | 305° | 12° | 325° | 5° | 347° | 4° | 10° | 11° | 32° | 23° | 52° |
| Cardiff, Wales | 37° | 70° | 55° | 90° | 73° | 126° | 76° | 221° | 59° | 265° | 40° | 287° | 24° | 305° | 10° | 325° | 3° | 347° | 2° | 10° | 9° | 32° | 21° | 52° |
| Swansea, Wales | 37° | 69° | 55° | 90° | 73° | 125° | 76° | 219° | 59° | 264° | 41° | 286° | 24° | 305° | 11° | 324° | 3° | 346° | 2° | 9° | 9° | 31° | 21° | 51° |
| Newport, Wales | 37° | 70° | 55° | 90° | 73° | 126° | 76° | 221° | 59° | 265° | 40° | 287° | 24° | 305° | 10° | 325° | 3° | 347° | 2° | 10° | 9° | 32° | 21° | 52° |
| Wrexham, Wales | 38° | 71° | 55° | 92° | 72° | 130° | 75° | 218° | 59° | 263° | 41° | 286° | 24° | 305° | 12° | 325° | 4° | 347° | 4° | 10° | 10° | 32° | 22° | 52° |
| Glasgow, Scotland | 38° | 72° | 55° | 95° | 70° | 134° | 73° | 210° | 59° | 257° | 42° | 282° | 27° | 303° | 14° | 324° | 7° | 346° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 31° | 23° | 52° |
| Edinburgh, Scotland | 38° | 73° | 55° | 96° | 70° | 136° | 72° | 212° | 58° | 258° | 42° | 283° | 26° | 304° | 14° | 324° | 7° | 347° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 32° | 24° | 53° |
| Aberdeen, Scotland | 39° | 75° | 56° | 99° | 70° | 140° | 71° | 212° | 57° | 257° | 41° | 283° | 26° | 304° | 15° | 325° | 8° | 347° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 33° | 25° | 54° |
| Dundee, Scotland | 39° | 73° | 55° | 97° | 70° | 137° | 72° | 211° | 58° | 257° | 42° | 283° | 26° | 304° | 14° | 324° | 8° | 347° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 32° | 24° | 53° |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland | 37° | 70° | 54° | 92° | 70° | 128° | 74° | 207° | 60° | 257° | 43° | 282° | 27° | 302° | 14° | 323° | 6° | 345° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 30° | 22° | 51° |
| Derry, Northern Ireland | 36° | 69° | 53° | 91° | 69° | 126° | 74° | 203° | 61° | 255° | 44° | 281° | 28° | 301° | 15° | 322° | 7° | 344° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 29° | 22° | 50° |
| Lisburn, Northern Ireland | 36° | 70° | 54° | 92° | 70° | 128° | 74° | 207° | 60° | 257° | 43° | 282° | 27° | 302° | 14° | 323° | 6° | 345° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 30° | 22° | 51° |
| Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland | 37° | 70° | 54° | 92° | 70° | 128° | 74° | 207° | 60° | 257° | 43° | 282° | 27° | 302° | 14° | 323° | 6° | 345° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 30° | 22° | 51° |
The Sky and Stars in United Kingdom
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from London, England, United Kingdom 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.