Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Chile?
Santiago, capital of Chile.
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.
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 Chile.
| 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. | |
| Santiago | 34° | 126° | 55° | 124° | 74° | 146° | 71° | 222° | 51° | 237° | 30° | 233° | 11° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15° | 134° |
| Valparaíso | 34° | 126° | 55° | 123° | 74° | 144° | 72° | 222° | 52° | 237° | 31° | 234° | 12° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15° | 134° |
| Antofagasta | 29° | 130° | 50° | 133° | 66° | 158° | 64° | 210° | 46° | 229° | 25° | 230° | 5° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 135° |
| Araucanía | 36° | 122° | 57° | 116° | 78° | 126° | 76° | 237° | 55° | 244° | 35° | 237° | 17° | 225° | 2° | 209° | - | - | - | - | 4° | 149° | 18° | 134° |
| Atacama | 32° | 128° | 53° | 129° | 70° | 155° | 67° | 215° | 48° | 232° | 27° | 231° | 7° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12° | 135° |
| Bío-Bío | 36° | 123° | 56° | 118° | 77° | 131° | 76° | 232° | 55° | 242° | 34° | 236° | 16° | 225° | 1° | 209° | - | - | - | - | 2° | 149° | 17° | 134° |
| Coquimbo | 32° | 127° | 53° | 126° | 72° | 149° | 70° | 217° | 50° | 234° | 29° | 232° | 10° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13° | 135° |
| Los Lagos | 37° | 121° | 58° | 111° | 79° | 112° | 78° | 248° | 57° | 249° | 37° | 239° | 19° | 226° | 5° | 210° | - | - | - | - | 6° | 149° | 20° | 133° |
| Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | 43° | 112° | 61° | 93° | 79° | 54° | 77° | 295° | 58° | 264° | 41° | 246° | 25° | 228° | 14° | 209° | 8° | 189° | 9° | 167° | 16° | 147° | 28° | 128° |
| Maule | 35° | 124° | 56° | 120° | 76° | 137° | 74° | 228° | 54° | 240° | 33° | 235° | 14° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 149° | 17° | 134° |
| Region Metropolitana | 35° | 125° | 56° | 122° | 75° | 144° | 72° | 225° | 52° | 238° | 31° | 234° | 12° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 148° | 16° | 134° |
| Tarapacá | 27° | 131° | 48° | 136° | 63° | 162° | 60° | 208° | 43° | 226° | 22° | 228° | 1° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 136° |
| Isla de Pascua | 25° | 130° | 46° | 128° | 65° | 143° | 71° | 200° | 54° | 230° | 33° | 232° | 13° | 226° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 138° |
The Sky and Stars in Chile
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Santiago, Chile 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.
| Santiago | Valparaíso | Antofagasta | Araucanía | Atacama | Bío-Bío | Coquimbo | Los Lagos | Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | Maule | Region Metropolitana | Tarapacá | Isla de Pascua |