Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Nicaragua?
Managua, capital of Nicaragua.
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 Nicaragua.
| 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. | |
| Managua | 21° | 149° | 32° | 169° | 31° | 194° | 19° | 213° | 0° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Boaco | 21° | 149° | 31° | 170° | 30° | 195° | 18° | 214° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Carazo | 21° | 149° | 32° | 169° | 31° | 194° | 19° | 213° | 0° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Chinandega | 20° | 149° | 31° | 169° | 30° | 193° | 19° | 213° | 0° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 137° |
| Chontales | 21° | 150° | 32° | 170° | 30° | 195° | 18° | 214° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Estelí | 20° | 149° | 31° | 169° | 30° | 194° | 18° | 213° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 138° |
| Granada | 21° | 149° | 32° | 170° | 31° | 194° | 19° | 213° | 0° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Jinotega | 20° | 150° | 30° | 170° | 29° | 194° | 17° | 213° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 138° |
| León | 20° | 149° | 31° | 169° | 30° | 194° | 18° | 213° | 0° | 223° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 138° |
| Madriz | 20° | 149° | 30° | 169° | 30° | 194° | 18° | 213° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 138° |
| Masaya | 21° | 149° | 32° | 169° | 31° | 194° | 19° | 213° | 0° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 138° |
| Matagalpa | 20° | 149° | 31° | 170° | 30° | 194° | 18° | 213° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 138° |
| Nueva Segovia | 19° | 149° | 30° | 170° | 29° | 194° | 17° | 213° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 138° |
| Rio San Juan | 23° | 150° | 33° | 171° | 31° | 196° | 18° | 214° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 138° |
| Rivas | 22° | 149° | 32° | 170° | 31° | 195° | 19° | 214° | 0° | 224° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 138° |
| Puerto Cabezas | 21° | 151° | 30° | 172° | 28° | 196° | 15° | 214° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 139° |
| Bluefields | 22° | 150° | 32° | 171° | 30° | 196° | 17° | 214° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 138° |
The Sky and Stars in Nicaragua
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Managua, Nicaragua 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.
| Managua | Boaco | Carazo | Chinandega | Chontales | Estelí | Granada | Jinotega | León | Madriz | Masaya | Matagalpa | Nueva Segovia | Rio San Juan | Rivas | Puerto Cabezas | Bluefields |