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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Australia?


Canberra, capital of Australia.

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 Australia.

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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.
Canberra41°122°62°121°80°163°68°236°47°239°27°232°220°------144°22°130°
Sidney43°123°64°124°79°176°65°235°44°238°24°231°218°------142°23°130°
New South Wales41°124°62°126°78°173°65°232°44°237°24°230°219°------143°22°131°
Northern Territory37°133°56°146°63°186°51°219°31°228°10°226°----------16°133°
Queensland41°133°59°150°64°194°49°223°29°229°225°--------139°20°132°
South Australia36°125°57°125°75°153°70°225°49°236°28°232°222°--------16°133°
Tasmania43°118°64°110°84°129°72°251°51°246°32°236°15°222°204°----10°144°25°129°
Victoria40°122°61°119°80°151°71°237°49°241°29°233°11°221°------145°21°131°
Western Australia48°131°66°152°66°205°49°228°28°230°224°--------137°27°130°

The Sky and Stars in Australia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Canberra, Australia 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