Can Perseids be seen in Cuba?
La Habana, capital of Cuba.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
Perseids(PER) meteor shower will be active from Friday, July 17 2020 until Monday, August 24 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, August 12 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of Perseids
Perseids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=48°, delta=+58°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 110 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 Perseids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, August 12 2020, for the following cities in Cuba.
| 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. | |
| La Habana | 10° | 30° | 25° | 35° | 40° | 32° | 52° | 17° | 54° | 350° | 45° | 331° | 30° | 325° | 14° | 328° | 1° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Las Tunas | 10° | 31° | 26° | 34° | 41° | 29° | 52° | 12° | 51° | 347° | 40° | 330° | 25° | 326° | 10° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Camaguey | 10° | 31° | 26° | 35° | 41° | 30° | 52° | 13° | 52° | 347° | 41° | 330° | 26° | 325° | 10° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ciego de Avila | 10° | 31° | 26° | 35° | 41° | 30° | 52° | 14° | 52° | 348° | 42° | 330° | 27° | 325° | 11° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cienfuegos | 10° | 31° | 25° | 35° | 41° | 31° | 52° | 15° | 53° | 349° | 43° | 331° | 28° | 325° | 12° | 328° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ciudad de la Habana | 10° | 30° | 25° | 35° | 40° | 32° | 52° | 17° | 54° | 350° | 45° | 331° | 30° | 325° | 14° | 328° | 1° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Granma | 10° | 31° | 25° | 34° | 41° | 29° | 51° | 12° | 50° | 347° | 40° | 330° | 24° | 326° | 9° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guantanamo | 11° | 32° | 26° | 34° | 41° | 28° | 51° | 10° | 50° | 345° | 39° | 330° | 23° | 326° | 8° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holguin | 11° | 32° | 26° | 34° | 41° | 29° | 52° | 11° | 51° | 346° | 40° | 330° | 24° | 326° | 9° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Isla de la Juventud | 8° | 30° | 23° | 35° | 39° | 31° | 51° | 17° | 53° | 351° | 44° | 332° | 29° | 325° | 13° | 328° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matanzas | 10° | 31° | 25° | 35° | 41° | 32° | 52° | 16° | 54° | 350° | 44° | 331° | 29° | 325° | 14° | 328° | 0° | 337° | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pinar del Rio | 9° | 30° | 24° | 35° | 39° | 32° | 51° | 18° | 54° | 352° | 45° | 332° | 30° | 325° | 14° | 327° | 1° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sancti Spiritus | 10° | 31° | 26° | 35° | 41° | 31° | 52° | 14° | 53° | 348° | 42° | 330° | 27° | 325° | 12° | 328° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santiago de Cuba | 10° | 32° | 26° | 34° | 41° | 28° | 51° | 11° | 50° | 346° | 39° | 330° | 24° | 326° | 8° | 329° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Villa Clara | 10° | 31° | 26° | 35° | 41° | 31° | 52° | 15° | 53° | 349° | 43° | 330° | 28° | 325° | 12° | 328° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Cuba
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from La Habana, Cuba 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.
| La Habana | Las Tunas | Camaguey | Ciego de Avila | Cienfuegos | Ciudad de la Habana | Granma | Guantanamo | Holguin | Isla de la Juventud | Matanzas | Pinar del Rio | Sancti Spiritus | Santiago de Cuba | Villa Clara |