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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas25°51°46°41°60°10°54°329°34°312°11°309°----------50°
Amazonas21°48°42°36°53°47°332°28°315°310°------------
Anzoategui26°50°47°39°59°51°327°31°312°309°----------50°
Apure21°50°42°40°56°12°52°333°34°314°11°310°------------
Aragua24°50°46°41°59°10°53°329°34°312°11°309°----------50°
Barinas21°50°43°42°57°14°54°333°35°314°13°309°------------
Bolívar24°49°45°36°56°48°329°29°313°310°----------50°
Carabobo24°51°45°42°59°11°54°330°35°312°12°309°----------49°
Cojedes23°50°44°41°58°12°53°331°34°313°12°309°----------49°
Delta Amacuro28°49°48°36°59°49°325°29°311°310°----------50°
Distrito Federal25°51°46°41°60°10°54°329°34°312°11°309°----------50°
Falcón23°51°45°43°60°14°56°331°37°312°14°309°----------49°
Guárico24°50°45°40°58°52°329°33°312°10°309°----------50°
Lara22°51°44°43°59°14°55°332°36°313°13°309°----------49°
Mérida20°50°42°42°57°15°54°334°36°314°13°309°------------
Miranda25°50°46°41°60°53°328°34°312°11°309°----------50°
Monagas27°50°48°38°59°51°326°31°311°310°----------50°
Nueva Esparta27°50°48°40°61°53°326°32°311°10°309°----------50°
Portuguesa22°50°44°42°58°13°54°332°35°313°12°309°------------
Sucre27°50°49°39°60°52°325°31°311°309°----------50°
Táchira19°50°41°42°56°16°54°335°36°315°14°309°------------
Trujillo21°51°43°43°58°15°55°333°36°313°14°309°------------
Vargas23°51°44°42°59°13°55°331°36°313°13°309°----------49°
Yaracuy23°51°45°42°59°12°55°331°35°312°13°309°----------49°
Zulia20°51°43°44°58°17°56°334°38°313°15°309°------------

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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