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Can Puppid-Velids be seen in Venezuela?


Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

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 Venezuela.

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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.
Caracas16°144°30°161°34°186°25°208°221°--------------
Amazonas23°143°38°160°41°187°31°210°13°222°------------136°
Anzoategui19°145°32°163°35°188°25°210°222°------------136°
Apure18°142°33°158°38°184°30°207°13°221°--------------
Aragua17°143°31°161°35°185°26°208°221°--------------
Barinas16°142°31°158°36°183°29°206°12°220°--------------
Bolívar22°144°36°162°38°189°28°211°10°222°------------136°
Carabobo16°143°30°160°35°185°26°207°221°--------------
Cojedes17°143°31°160°35°184°27°207°10°221°--------------
Delta Amacuro21°146°34°165°35°191°24°211°223°------------136°
Distrito Federal16°144°30°161°34°186°25°208°221°--------------
Falcón14°143°29°159°34°183°26°206°10°220°--------------
Guárico18°144°32°161°36°186°27°208°221°--------------
Lara15°142°30°159°35°183°27°206°11°220°--------------
Mérida15°142°31°157°36°182°29°206°13°220°--------------
Miranda17°144°31°161°34°186°25°208°221°--------------
Monagas20°145°33°164°35°189°25°210°222°------------136°
Nueva Esparta18°145°31°163°33°188°24°209°222°--------------
Portuguesa16°142°31°159°36°184°28°207°11°220°--------------
Sucre19°145°32°164°34°189°24°210°222°------------136°
Táchira15°141°31°157°37°181°30°205°14°220°--------------
Trujillo15°142°30°158°35°182°28°206°11°220°--------------
Vargas15°143°30°159°35°184°27°206°10°220°--------------
Yaracuy15°143°30°160°34°184°26°207°10°220°--------------
Zulia14°142°29°157°35°181°28°205°12°219°--------------

The Sky and Stars in Venezuela

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Caracas, Venezuela 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