We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
Quadrantids(QUA) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 28 2019 until Sunday, January 12 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, January 4 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Quadrantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=230°, delta=+49°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 110 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 Quadrantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, January 4 2020, for the following cities in Paraguay.
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Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
Asunción | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 30° | 14° | 13° | 15° | 353° | 7° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alto Paraguay | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 31° | 18° | 15° | 20° | 354° | 12° | 335° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alto Paraná | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 29° | 14° | 11° | 15° | 351° | 6° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Amambay | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 29° | 14° | 12° | 14° | 351° | 6° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Boquerón | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 32° | 16° | 15° | 19° | 355° | 12° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Caaguazú | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 29° | 14° | 12° | 15° | 352° | 6° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Caazapá | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 29° | 13° | 12° | 14° | 352° | 6° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Canindeyú | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 29° | 15° | 11° | 16° | 351° | 7° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 30° | 14° | 13° | 15° | 353° | 7° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 31° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 355° | 8° | 336° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Concepción | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 30° | 16° | 13° | 18° | 352° | 9° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cordillera | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 30° | 14° | 12° | 15° | 352° | 7° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Guairá | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 29° | 14° | 12° | 14° | 352° | 6° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Itapúa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 29° | 13° | 12° | 13° | 351° | 5° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Misiones | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 30° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 352° | 6° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neembucú | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 30° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 353° | 6° | 335° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraguarí | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 30° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 352° | 6° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Presidente Hayes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 31° | 15° | 14° | 17° | 354° | 9° | 335° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
San Pedro | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 30° | 15° | 12° | 16° | 352° | 8° | 334° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Asunción, Paraguay 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.
Asunción | Alto Paraguay | Alto Paraná | Amambay | Boquerón | Caaguazú | Caazapá | Canindeyú | Central | Chaco | Concepción | Cordillera | Guairá | Itapúa | Misiones | Neembucú | Paraguarí | Presidente Hayes | San Pedro |