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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Austria?


Wien, capital of Austria.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Sept. ε-Perseids(SPE) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, September 5 2020 until Monday, September 21 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, September 9 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 Sept. ε-Perseids

Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=48°, delta=+40°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 Sept. ε-Perseids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, September 9 2020, for the following cities in Austria.

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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.
Wien39°70°58°88°77°125°76°242°56°274°37°292°19°309°328°----35°22°53°
Burgenland39°70°58°87°78°123°76°245°56°275°36°293°19°309°329°----35°21°53°
Kärnten37°68°56°84°77°114°78°242°58°275°38°292°20°308°327°----33°19°52°
Niederösterreich38°70°58°88°77°124°76°241°56°274°37°292°20°309°328°----34°21°53°
Oberösterreich37°69°57°86°76°119°77°237°58°272°38°291°21°308°327°----33°20°52°
Salzburg36°68°56°85°76°117°78°236°58°272°39°290°21°307°326°----32°20°51°
Steiermark37°68°57°86°77°118°77°242°57°274°37°292°20°309°327°----33°20°52°
Tirol35°67°55°84°75°112°79°235°59°272°39°290°21°307°325°----31°18°50°
Vorarlberg34°66°54°83°74°109°80°230°60°271°40°289°22°306°324°----30°18°49°

The Sky and Stars in Austria

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Wien, Austria 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