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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

η-Aquariids(ETA) meteor shower will be active from Sunday, April 19 2020 until Thursday, May 28 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, May 6 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 η-Aquariids

η-Aquariids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=338°, delta=-01°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 50 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 η-Aquariids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, May 6 2020, for the following cities in Brazil.

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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.
Brasilia--90°32°81°60°63°75°346°54°291°25°277°----------
Rio Branco--13°89°43°82°71°62°74°303°45°279°16°272°----------
Maceió--15°88°45°82°73°59°72°298°44°278°14°272°----------
Macapá--91°30°91°60°92°89°205°59°268°29°269°----------
Manaus--91°36°89°66°85°83°289°53°273°23°270°----------
Salvador--13°88°42°79°69°56°72°312°46°282°17°273°----------
Fortaleza--13°90°43°88°73°81°77°282°47°273°17°270°----------
Vitória--11°87°38°74°63°46°68°329°45°290°18°276°----------
Goiânia--90°31°81°58°63°74°352°54°293°27°278°----------
São Luís--91°37°89°67°86°83°283°53°272°23°270°----------
Cuiabá--10°88°39°78°66°55°72°324°47°286°19°275°----------
Campo Grande--11°87°39°74°64°45°67°328°45°290°17°276°----------
Belo Horizonte--88°35°76°61°52°70°338°49°293°21°277°----------
Belém--91°33°90°63°89°87°281°57°271°27°270°----------
João Pessoa--16°89°46°84°75°66°72°290°43°275°13°271°----------
Curitiba--90°29°76°54°52°65°355°50°303°25°282°----------
Recife--16°89°46°83°75°63°72°293°43°276°13°271°----------
Teresina--90°38°87°68°80°80°296°51°275°21°271°----------
Rio de Janeiro--88°35°74°59°47°67°339°47°295°20°278°----------
Natal--16°89°46°85°75°71°73°286°43°274°14°270°----------
Porto Alegre--91°26°75°49°50°61°359°49°310°26°285°269°--------
Porto Velho--91°32°86°62°75°82°341°56°282°27°273°----------
Boa Vista--91°36°93°66°98°83°238°54°265°24°268°----------
Florianópolis--90°29°74°53°49°63°353°49°304°24°282°----------
São Paulo--89°32°75°57°51°67°348°49°299°23°280°----------
Aracaju--14°88°43°81°72°58°73°304°45°280°15°272°----------
Palmas--90°33°85°62°73°80°341°56°284°26°274°----------

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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