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Can σ-Hydrids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

σ-Hydrids(HYD) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 3 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 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 σ-Hydrids

σ-Hydrids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=127°, delta=+02°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 7 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 σ-Hydrids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Mexico.

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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.
México City31°100°58°119°72°187°54°245°27°262°------------89°
Aguascalientes27°100°54°119°70°177°55°239°29°259°272°----------88°
Baja California39°115°59°152°58°211°38°246°13°265°------------15°97°
Baja California Sur44°115°64°156°59°221°36°252°10°267°------------19°98°
Campeche39°104°64°131°69°212°46°251°19°265°------------12°92°
Chiapas38°100°65°123°73°213°49°254°21°266°------------10°91°
Chihuahua47°122°63°170°54°227°31°254°270°------------24°101°
Coahuila de Zaragoza27°103°51°126°65°179°52°233°28°257°272°----------88°
Colima54°114°73°171°58°241°31°260°271°------------27°98°
Distrito Federal31°100°58°119°72°187°54°245°27°262°------------89°
Durango14°97°39°117°57°154°56°210°37°245°13°264°------------
Guanajuato29°100°55°119°71°181°55°242°28°261°272°----------89°
Guerrero30°98°58°116°74°185°55°246°28°263°------------89°
Hidalgo31°100°57°121°71°188°53°244°26°262°------------89°
Jalisco26°98°53°116°72°172°58°239°31°260°271°------------
Michoacán de Ocampo28°98°55°116°73°178°56°243°29°261°272°----------88°
Morelos31°99°58°118°73°188°54°246°27°263°------------89°
Nayarit25°98°51°116°70°169°58°236°32°258°270°------------
Nuevo León29°103°54°126°66°184°52°237°26°259°------------89°
Oaxaca33°99°61°118°74°197°53°250°25°264°------------90°
Puebla28°102°53°124°67°180°53°236°28°258°272°----------89°
Querétaro de Arteaga30°100°56°120°71°185°54°243°27°261°------------89°
Quintana Roo27°98°54°116°72°174°57°241°30°260°271°------------
San Luis Potosí29°100°55°121°70°181°54°240°28°260°272°----------89°
Sinaloa36°107°59°135°66°202°46°245°20°263°------------10°92°
Sonora31°107°53°134°62°190°47°237°23°259°------------91°
Tabasco37°102°64°125°72°209°49°252°21°265°------------10°91°
Tamaulipas30°103°55°127°67°187°51°239°25°260°------------90°
Tlaxcala32°100°58°120°72°190°53°246°26°263°------------89°
Veracruz-Llave33°101°60°122°72°196°52°247°24°263°------------90°
Yucatán39°106°64°135°68°213°45°251°17°265°------------13°93°
Zacatecas27°100°53°120°69°177°55°237°29°259°271°----------88°

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