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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Puppid-Velids(PUP) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, December 1 2020 until Tuesday, December 15 2020. Its peak day is Monday, December 7 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 Puppid-Velids

Puppid-Velids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=123°, delta=-45°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 10 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 Puppid-Velids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, December 7 2020, for the following cities in Antarctica.

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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.
Vostok55°38°57°55°323°50°289°44°259°39°231°35°205°34°180°35°154°39°128°44°101°50°71°
Aboa Station32°156°36°131°43°105°51°76°57°41°60°57°319°51°285°43°255°36°229°32°204°30°180°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station45°358°45°328°45°298°45°268°45°238°45°208°45°177°45°147°45°117°45°87°45°57°45°27°
Capitán Arturo Prat Station18°192°18°170°23°148°32°127°45°105°58°78°70°36°71°329°60°284°46°257°33°235°24°214°
Casey Station64°47°69°353°62°303°51°270°39°245°29°222°23°200°21°177°24°154°32°132°42°109°54°82°
Concordia Research Station60°18°59°336°54°298°46°267°39°240°33°215°30°190°30°166°34°141°40°116°48°88°55°56°
Davis Station52°83°62°47°66°358°62°310°52°275°41°249°32°225°26°202°24°179°26°156°32°133°42°109°
Doctor Sobral36°178°37°152°40°125°45°96°49°66°53°32°54°357°52°321°49°288°44°258°40°230°37°203°
Elephant Island18°191°18°169°23°147°33°126°45°104°59°78°71°33°71°325°59°282°45°256°32°234°23°212°
Escudero Station18°192°18°170°23°148°32°126°45°105°59°78°71°35°71°327°59°283°46°256°33°234°23°213°
General Belgrano Station33°173°35°148°40°122°46°94°52°63°56°28°57°349°54°311°48°279°42°250°37°223°34°198°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station19°191°19°169°24°147°33°125°46°103°59°75°70°31°70°327°59°284°45°257°33°234°24°213°
Great Wall Station18°192°18°170°23°148°32°126°45°104°59°78°71°35°71°327°59°283°46°256°33°234°23°213°
Halley Research Station31°167°34°142°40°116°47°88°54°57°59°18°59°337°54°299°47°268°39°241°34°215°31°191°
Maitri Station32°137°40°113°50°86°59°53°64°62°321°53°284°43°256°35°231°28°207°26°184°27°160°
Mawson Station47°98°58°68°66°25°66°332°57°290°46°261°35°236°27°213°23°190°23°167°28°145°36°122°
Mirny Station58°70°67°26°67°330°58°288°46°260°35°236°27°213°22°190°22°168°27°145°36°122°47°98°
Neumayer–Station III28°153°35°129°43°104°53°76°62°39°64°352°59°307°50°274°40°247°32°223°27°199°26°176°
Orcadas Station16°181°18°159°26°138°37°117°51°95°66°64°74°67°300°53°268°39°245°27°224°19°203°
Palmer Station21°196°20°173°24°151°32°129°43°106°56°79°67°40°70°341°61°293°48°263°36°240°27°217°
Peter I Island57°69°65°28°65°337°58°295°47°264°37°239°29°216°25°192°24°169°28°146°36°123°46°98°
San Martín Station25°199°23°176°26°153°33°129°43°106°54°78°64°40°67°349°60°302°50°270°39°244°30°221°
Scott Base55°322°50°288°44°258°38°231°34°205°33°180°34°155°38°129°44°102°50°72°55°38°57°359°
Signy Island16°182°18°160°26°139°37°118°51°96°65°65°74°67°301°53°268°39°245°27°224°19°203°
Svea Station32°154°36°129°43°103°51°74°58°39°60°357°57°316°50°282°42°253°36°227°31°202°30°178°
Teniente Jubany Station18°192°18°169°23°148°33°126°45°104°59°78°71°34°71°327°59°283°45°256°33°234°23°213°
Tor Station32°142°39°117°48°91°57°59°63°18°62°332°55°293°46°263°37°237°31°213°27°189°28°165°
Troll Station31°144°38°120°47°93°56°62°62°22°62°336°56°296°47°265°38°239°31°215°27°191°28°167°
Wasa Station30°156°35°132°43°107°51°78°59°43°62°59°317°51°282°43°254°35°228°30°204°28°180°
Zhongshan Station52°83°61°49°66°62°313°52°278°42°251°33°227°27°203°24°180°27°157°33°133°42°109°

The Sky and Stars in Antarctica

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Vostok, Antarctica 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