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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Uruguay?


Montevideo, capital of Uruguay.

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 Uruguay.

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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.
Montevideo45°121°66°124°80°189°64°238°42°238°22°230°217°------141°26°128°
Artigas43°125°64°132°75°185°61°231°40°235°20°229°217°------141°23°130°
Canelones45°122°66°125°79°188°63°237°42°238°22°230°217°------141°25°129°
Cerro Largo45°123°66°130°77°193°61°234°40°236°19°228°216°------140°25°129°
Colonia44°122°65°124°79°182°64°236°43°238°23°230°218°------141°24°129°
Durazno44°123°65°127°78°186°63°235°42°237°22°229°217°------141°25°129°
Flores44°123°65°126°78°185°63°235°42°237°22°230°217°------141°24°129°
Florida45°122°66°126°79°188°63°236°42°237°22°230°217°------141°25°129°
Lavalleja44°124°65°130°77°187°62°233°41°236°20°229°217°------141°24°130°
Maldonado46°121°67°125°80°193°63°238°42°238°22°229°216°------140°27°128°
Paysandú43°124°64°128°77°181°63°233°42°236°22°230°218°------142°23°130°
Río Negro44°123°65°127°78°185°63°234°42°236°21°229°217°------141°24°129°
Rivera44°125°64°131°76°188°61°232°40°235°19°228°216°------141°24°130°
Rocha46°122°67°126°79°195°62°238°41°237°21°229°216°------140°27°128°
Salto42°124°63°129°76°181°63°231°42°235°21°229°217°------142°22°130°
San José45°122°66°125°79°186°64°236°42°238°22°230°217°------141°25°129°
Soriano43°123°64°126°78°180°64°234°43°237°23°230°218°------142°23°130°
Tacuarembó44°124°65°130°77°187°62°233°40°235°20°229°217°------141°24°130°
Treinta y Tres46°123°67°128°78°193°61°236°40°236°20°229°216°------140°26°129°

The Sky and Stars in Uruguay

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Montevideo, Uruguay 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