Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Belgium?
Brussels, capital of Belgium.
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.
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 Belgium.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Brussels | 32° | 65° | 51° | 84° | 69° | 112° | 79° | 199° | 64° | 260° | 45° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 3° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 26° | 17° | 47° |
| Antwerpen | 33° | 65° | 51° | 84° | 69° | 113° | 78° | 198° | 64° | 259° | 45° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 4° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 26° | 18° | 47° |
| Brabant Wallon | 33° | 65° | 51° | 84° | 70° | 111° | 79° | 200° | 64° | 260° | 45° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 3° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 27° | 17° | 47° |
| Hainaut | 32° | 64° | 50° | 83° | 69° | 110° | 79° | 197° | 64° | 260° | 45° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 3° | 341° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 26° | 17° | 46° |
| Ličge | 32° | 65° | 51° | 83° | 70° | 111° | 79° | 200° | 64° | 260° | 45° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 3° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 26° | 17° | 47° |
| Limburg | 33° | 65° | 51° | 85° | 70° | 113° | 78° | 202° | 63° | 260° | 44° | 283° | 27° | 302° | 13° | 321° | 3° | 342° | 1° | 5° | 6° | 27° | 18° | 47° |
| Luxembourg | 33° | 65° | 51° | 83° | 70° | 111° | 79° | 205° | 63° | 262° | 44° | 284° | 26° | 302° | 12° | 321° | 2° | 342° | 0° | 5° | 6° | 27° | 17° | 47° |
| Namur | 33° | 65° | 51° | 84° | 70° | 111° | 79° | 201° | 63° | 261° | 44° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 12° | 320° | 3° | 342° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 27° | 17° | 47° |
| Oost-Vlaanderen | 32° | 64° | 50° | 84° | 69° | 111° | 79° | 196° | 64° | 259° | 45° | 282° | 28° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 4° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 26° | 17° | 46° |
| Vlaams Brabant | 33° | 65° | 51° | 84° | 69° | 112° | 79° | 199° | 64° | 260° | 45° | 283° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 3° | 341° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 27° | 17° | 47° |
| West-Vlaanderen | 32° | 64° | 50° | 83° | 68° | 110° | 79° | 193° | 64° | 258° | 46° | 282° | 28° | 300° | 14° | 319° | 4° | 340° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 25° | 17° | 46° |
The Sky and Stars in Belgium
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brussels, Belgium 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.
| Brussels | Antwerpen | Brabant Wallon | Hainaut | Ličge | Limburg | Luxembourg | Namur | Oost-Vlaanderen | Vlaams Brabant | West-Vlaanderen |