Can Puppid-Velids be seen in New Zealand?
Wellington, capital of New Zealand.
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 New Zealand.
| 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. | |
| Wellington | 42° | 119° | 63° | 111° | 83° | 127° | 73° | 249° | 52° | 246° | 32° | 236° | 15° | 222° | 3° | 205° | - | - | - | - | 9° | 145° | 24° | 130° |
| Auckland | 40° | 122° | 61° | 118° | 80° | 148° | 71° | 237° | 50° | 241° | 30° | 234° | 12° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 145° | 21° | 131° |
| Bay of Plenty | 42° | 120° | 63° | 116° | 82° | 151° | 70° | 242° | 49° | 242° | 29° | 234° | 12° | 221° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 144° | 23° | 130° |
| Canterbury | 41° | 118° | 61° | 107° | 82° | 105° | 76° | 257° | 55° | 250° | 35° | 239° | 18° | 224° | 6° | 207° | - | - | 0° | 166° | 9° | 147° | 24° | 131° |
| Gisborne | 43° | 120° | 64° | 115° | 83° | 155° | 70° | 243° | 49° | 242° | 29° | 233° | 12° | 220° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 144° | 24° | 129° |
| Hawke's Bay | 43° | 119° | 63° | 114° | 83° | 146° | 71° | 245° | 50° | 244° | 30° | 234° | 13° | 221° | 0° | 204° | - | - | - | - | 8° | 144° | 24° | 130° |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 42° | 120° | 63° | 114° | 83° | 141° | 72° | 244° | 51° | 244° | 31° | 235° | 13° | 222° | 1° | 205° | - | - | - | - | 7° | 145° | 23° | 130° |
| Marlborough | 41° | 119° | 62° | 110° | 83° | 121° | 74° | 250° | 53° | 247° | 33° | 237° | 16° | 223° | 3° | 206° | - | - | - | - | 8° | 146° | 23° | 130° |
| Nelson | 41° | 119° | 62° | 111° | 82° | 123° | 74° | 249° | 53° | 246° | 33° | 237° | 16° | 223° | 3° | 206° | - | - | - | - | 8° | 146° | 23° | 131° |
| Northland | 38° | 123° | 59° | 120° | 78° | 148° | 71° | 233° | 50° | 240° | 30° | 234° | 11° | 222° | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 146° | 19° | 132° |
| Otago | 41° | 117° | 60° | 105° | 81° | 93° | 78° | 265° | 57° | 253° | 38° | 241° | 21° | 226° | 8° | 209° | 1° | 189° | 2° | 167° | 10° | 148° | 24° | 131° |
| Southland | 40° | 118° | 59° | 105° | 80° | 93° | 79° | 267° | 58° | 254° | 39° | 241° | 22° | 227° | 9° | 210° | 1° | 190° | 2° | 169° | 9° | 149° | 23° | 132° |
| Taranaki | 41° | 120° | 62° | 114° | 82° | 137° | 73° | 243° | 52° | 244° | 31° | 235° | 14° | 222° | 1° | 205° | - | - | - | - | 7° | 146° | 22° | 131° |
| Tasman | 41° | 119° | 61° | 111° | 82° | 121° | 75° | 249° | 54° | 247° | 34° | 237° | 16° | 224° | 3° | 207° | - | - | - | - | 8° | 146° | 23° | 131° |
| Waikato | 40° | 120° | 61° | 112° | 82° | 125° | 74° | 247° | 53° | 246° | 33° | 236° | 16° | 223° | 3° | 207° | - | - | - | - | 7° | 146° | 22° | 131° |
The Sky and Stars in New Zealand
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wellington, New Zealand 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.
| Wellington | Auckland | Bay of Plenty | Canterbury | Gisborne | Hawke's Bay | Manawatu-Wanganui | Marlborough | Nelson | Northland | Otago | Southland | Taranaki | Tasman | Waikato |