Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Portugal?
Lisboa, capital of Portugal.
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 Portugal.
| 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. | |
| Lisboa | - | - | 3° | 162° | 6° | 183° | 1° | 203° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aveiro | - | - | 1° | 162° | 4° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Azores | - | - | 4° | 161° | 7° | 182° | 2° | 202° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beja | - | - | 4° | 163° | 7° | 184° | 1° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Braga | - | - | 0° | 162° | 3° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Braganca | - | - | 1° | 164° | 3° | 185° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castelo Branco | - | - | 2° | 163° | 5° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coimbra | - | - | 2° | 162° | 5° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evora | - | - | 3° | 163° | 6° | 184° | 1° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Faro | - | - | 5° | 163° | 8° | 184° | 2° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guarda | - | - | 2° | 163° | 4° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leiria | - | - | 2° | 162° | 5° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madeira | - | - | 2° | 163° | 5° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portalegre | - | - | 3° | 163° | 5° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porto | - | - | 1° | 162° | 4° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Santarem | - | - | 3° | 162° | 6° | 183° | 0° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Setubal | - | - | 3° | 162° | 6° | 183° | 1° | 204° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viana do Castelo | - | - | 0° | 162° | 3° | 183° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vila Real | - | - | 1° | 163° | 4° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viseu | - | - | 1° | 163° | 4° | 184° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Portugal
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Lisboa, Portugal 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.
| Lisboa | Aveiro | Azores | Beja | Braga | Braganca | Castelo Branco | Coimbra | Evora | Faro | Guarda | Leiria | Madeira | Portalegre | Porto | Santarem | Setubal | Viana do Castelo | Vila Real | Viseu |