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 South Africa.
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Pretoria
47°
129°
65°
147°
69°
202°
52°
229°
31°
231°
10°
225°
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6°
137°
26°
130°
Johannesburg
47°
129°
66°
146°
69°
203°
52°
229°
31°
231°
11°
225°
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7°
138°
26°
130°
Bloemfontein
47°
126°
67°
140°
72°
202°
55°
232°
34°
233°
14°
226°
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8°
138°
27°
129°
Cape Town
44°
122°
66°
126°
79°
186°
63°
236°
42°
237°
22°
230°
5°
217°
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7°
141°
25°
129°
The Sky and Stars in South Africa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pretoria, South Africa 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.
