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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Ecuador?


Quito, capital of Ecuador.

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 Ecuador.

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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.
Quito27°143°41°161°44°190°33°213°14°223°------------136°
Guayaquil28°141°43°159°46°189°35°213°16°223°------------135°
Azuay29°141°44°160°47°190°36°214°17°224°------------135°
Bolívar28°142°43°160°46°189°35°213°16°223°------------135°
Canar29°141°44°160°47°190°35°213°16°224°------------135°
Carchi27°143°41°162°43°190°32°213°13°223°------------136°
Chimborazo28°142°43°160°46°190°35°213°16°223°------------135°
Cotopaxi26°143°41°161°43°189°32°212°14°223°------------136°
El Oro29°141°44°159°48°189°36°213°17°224°------------135°
Esmeraldas25°142°40°160°43°189°33°212°14°223°------------136°
Galápagos19°139°36°152°44°178°38°205°21°220°225°------------
Guayas27°141°43°159°46°189°35°213°16°223°------------135°
Imbabura26°143°41°161°44°190°32°212°14°223°------------136°
Loja29°141°45°159°48°189°37°214°18°224°------------135°
Los Ríos27°142°42°160°46°189°34°213°16°223°------------135°
Manabí25°142°40°160°44°188°33°212°14°223°------------135°
Morona-Santiago29°142°44°161°46°191°35°214°15°224°------------10°135°
Napo27°143°41°163°43°191°31°213°12°223°------------136°
Orellana28°141°43°159°46°189°35°213°16°223°------------135°
Pastaza29°143°44°162°46°192°33°214°14°224°------------10°136°
Pichincha27°142°41°161°44°190°33°212°14°223°------------136°
Sucumbíos28°143°42°163°44°192°32°214°13°224°------------136°
Tungurahua28°142°43°161°45°190°34°213°15°223°------------135°
Zamora-Chinchipe30°141°45°159°48°190°36°214°17°224°------------10°135°

The Sky and Stars in Ecuador

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Quito, Ecuador 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