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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

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 Brazil.

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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.
Brasilia29°133°49°142°60°173°54°211°35°226°14°227°----------135°
Rio Branco41°143°54°169°51°203°34°221°14°226°----------136°22°135°
Maceió42°145°54°171°50°205°33°222°12°226°----------135°23°135°
Macapá25°142°41°159°44°187°34°211°16°223°------------135°
Manaus31°143°46°163°46°194°33°216°14°224°------------12°136°
Salvador43°141°57°167°54°204°37°223°16°226°----------136°24°134°
Fortaleza36°146°48°169°45°200°30°219°10°225°------------17°136°
Vitória37°132°57°144°65°185°53°220°33°229°12°226°----------17°133°
Goiânia28°133°49°141°61°171°55°210°37°226°16°227°----------135°
São Luís31°143°45°164°46°194°33°216°13°224°------------12°136°
Cuiabá33°134°52°147°60°183°50°216°30°227°226°----------13°134°
Campo Grande38°132°57°145°65°186°53°221°33°229°12°226°----------17°132°
Belo Horizonte34°132°54°142°65°179°55°217°35°228°14°227°----------14°133°
Belém28°142°43°161°46°190°34°213°15°223°------------135°
João Pessoa41°146°52°172°47°204°30°221°10°225°----------135°22°136°
Curitiba34°129°55°133°70°168°62°219°43°231°22°229°220°--------14°133°
Recife41°146°53°172°48°205°31°222°10°226°----------135°23°136°
Teresina34°143°48°165°48°196°34°217°14°225°------------15°135°
Rio de Janeiro37°130°57°140°68°180°57°221°37°230°16°227°----------17°133°
Natal39°147°50°172°46°203°29°221°225°------------21°136°
Porto Alegre36°126°57°128°74°160°67°223°47°235°26°231°221°--------16°133°
Porto Velho33°139°50°157°53°191°40°216°21°225°------------13°134°
Boa Vista26°145°40°164°41°192°29°213°10°223°------------136°
Florianópolis36°127°57°131°72°168°64°222°43°233°22°230°220°--------16°133°
São Paulo35°130°55°137°68°174°59°219°40°230°19°228°----------15°133°
Aracaju42°143°55°169°51°204°35°222°14°226°----------136°23°135°
Palmas35°139°51°157°54°192°41°217°21°225°224°----------15°134°

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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