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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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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.
Istanbul----178°199°----------------
Adana--161°182°203°----------------
Afion--158°179°200°----------------
Amasya--162°183°------------------
Ankara--160°181°201°----------------
Antalya--158°179°200°----------------
Artvin--166°187°------------------
Aydin--157°177°198°----------------
Balikesir----177°198°----------------
Bartin----180°------------------
Bayburt--167°188°------------------
Bilecik--158°179°199°----------------
Bursa----178°199°----------------
Corum--161°182°------------------
Denizli--157°178°199°----------------
Edirne----176°197°----------------
Elazig--164°185°------------------
Erzincan--164°185°------------------
Erzurum--166°187°------------------
Eskisehir--158°179°200°----------------
Gaziantep--163°184°204°----------------
Icel----178°199°----------------
Isparta--158°179°200°----------------
Izmir--156°177°198°----------------
Karabuk--160°181°202°----------------
Kars--167°188°------------------
Kayseri--162°183°203°----------------
Kirklareli----177°198°----------------
Kocaeli--161°182°203°----------------
Konya--160°180°201°----------------
Kutahya--158°179°199°----------------
Malatya--163°185°205°----------------
Manisa--156°177°198°----------------
Sakarya----179°200°----------------
Samsun--162°183°------------------
Sivas--163°184°------------------
Trabzon--164°186°------------------

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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