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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Panama?


Panamá City, capital of Panama.

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 Panama.

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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.
Panamá City19°144°33°162°35°188°26°210°222°------------136°
Bocas del Toro17°143°31°160°35°185°27°208°221°--------------
Chiriquí18°143°33°160°36°185°28°208°10°221°--------------
Coclé19°144°33°162°36°187°26°209°222°------------136°
Colón19°144°32°162°35°187°25°209°222°--------------
Darién21°145°34°163°36°189°25°211°222°------------136°
Herrera19°144°33°161°37°187°27°209°10°222°------------136°
Los Santos20°144°34°161°37°187°27°209°10°222°------------136°
Panamá19°144°33°162°35°188°26°210°222°------------136°
San Blas20°145°33°163°35°189°25°210°222°------------136°
Veraguas18°144°32°161°36°187°26°209°221°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Panama

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Panamá City, Panama 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