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Can η-Aquariids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

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 Mexico.

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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.
México City----11°95°39°108°63°138°66°213°44°249°16°263°--------
Aguascalientes----94°36°108°60°136°65°203°45°245°19°261°--------
Baja California----22°105°45°128°59°173°50°223°28°251°267°--------
Baja California Sur----26°105°50°128°63°180°50°232°26°255°----------
Campeche----19°98°47°114°67°156°61°227°36°254°266°--------
Chiapas----18°96°46°109°70°147°64°230°38°255°10°266°--------
Chihuahua--93°30°110°52°137°60°191°45°235°21°257°----------
Coahuila de Zaragoza----95°34°112°56°142°60°200°42°240°17°260°--------
Colima--93°35°105°60°130°69°201°48°246°21°261°----------
Distrito Federal----11°95°39°108°63°138°66°213°44°249°16°263°--------
Durango------21°106°44°130°57°173°48°222°27°250°267°------
Guanajuato----10°95°37°108°61°137°66°207°45°247°17°262°--------
Guerrero----11°94°39°106°64°134°68°213°45°250°17°263°--------
Hidalgo----11°95°39°109°63°140°65°212°43°248°16°263°--------
Jalisco----93°35°106°60°131°68°201°47°245°20°261°--------
Michoacán de Ocampo----94°37°106°62°133°68°207°46°247°19°262°--------
Morelos----11°95°39°107°64°137°67°214°44°250°16°263°--------
Nayarit----93°33°106°58°132°66°196°48°242°21°260°--------
Nuevo León----10°96°36°112°58°144°61°205°42°243°16°261°--------
Oaxaca----14°95°42°107°67°139°67°221°42°253°14°265°--------
Puebla----95°35°111°58°141°62°202°43°242°17°261°--------
Querétaro de Arteaga----11°95°38°109°62°138°65°210°44°247°16°263°--------
Quintana Roo----22°99°49°116°68°162°59°231°33°255°267°--------
San Luis Potosí----95°37°109°60°138°65°206°44°245°17°262°--------
Sinaloa----17°99°43°117°62°156°58°219°36°249°265°--------
Sonora----25°107°48°131°60°180°48°229°25°253°----------
Tabasco----18°97°45°111°68°149°63°227°38°254°10°266°--------
Tamaulipas----11°96°38°112°59°145°61°208°41°245°15°262°--------
Tlaxcala----12°95°40°108°64°139°66°215°43°250°15°264°--------
Veracruz-Llave----14°96°41°109°65°142°65°218°41°251°14°264°--------
Yucatán----20°99°47°116°67°160°59°228°34°254°266°--------
Zacatecas----94°35°109°59°137°64°202°45°243°19°261°--------

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico 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