Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Canada?
Ottawa, capital of Canada.
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 Canada.
| 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. | |
| Ottawa | 36° | 66° | 57° | 81° | 78° | 106° | 78° | 254° | 57° | 279° | 36° | 294° | 18° | 309° | 4° | 327° | - | - | - | - | 4° | 33° | 18° | 51° |
| Alberta | 34° | 68° | 51° | 89° | 68° | 121° | 75° | 197° | 62° | 254° | 45° | 280° | 29° | 300° | 15° | 320° | 7° | 342° | 5° | 5° | 10° | 27° | 20° | 48° |
| British Columbia | 36° | 70° | 53° | 91° | 70° | 126° | 75° | 207° | 60° | 258° | 43° | 282° | 27° | 302° | 14° | 323° | 6° | 344° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 30° | 22° | 51° |
| Manitoba | 37° | 70° | 54° | 93° | 70° | 129° | 74° | 209° | 60° | 258° | 42° | 283° | 26° | 303° | 14° | 323° | 6° | 345° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 31° | 22° | 51° |
| New Brunswick | 33° | 65° | 53° | 81° | 74° | 105° | 81° | 230° | 61° | 272° | 41° | 289° | 22° | 305° | 7° | 323° | - | - | - | - | 3° | 29° | 16° | 48° |
| Newfoundland | 36° | 68° | 53° | 89° | 70° | 123° | 76° | 208° | 61° | 259° | 43° | 283° | 26° | 302° | 13° | 322° | 5° | 344° | 3° | 7° | 9° | 29° | 21° | 50° |
| Northwest Territories | 38° | 75° | 46° | 103° | 54° | 138° | 57° | 178° | 55° | 220° | 47° | 254° | 38° | 283° | 30° | 309° | 25° | 335° | 23° | 359° | 25° | 24° | 30° | 50° |
| Nova Scotia | 34° | 65° | 55° | 81° | 76° | 104° | 80° | 244° | 59° | 276° | 39° | 291° | 20° | 307° | 5° | 325° | - | - | - | - | 3° | 31° | 17° | 50° |
| Nunavut | 37° | 70° | 55° | 92° | 72° | 128° | 75° | 216° | 59° | 262° | 41° | 285° | 25° | 304° | 12° | 324° | 4° | 346° | 4° | 9° | 10° | 31° | 22° | 52° |
| Ontario | 32° | 64° | 51° | 82° | 71° | 109° | 80° | 206° | 63° | 264° | 44° | 285° | 26° | 302° | 11° | 321° | 2° | 342° | - | - | 5° | 27° | 17° | 47° |
| Prince Edward Island | 35° | 66° | 55° | 83° | 76° | 109° | 79° | 239° | 59° | 274° | 39° | 291° | 21° | 307° | 6° | 325° | - | - | - | - | 4° | 31° | 18° | 50° |
| Quebec | 40° | 70° | 60° | 88° | 80° | 127° | 74° | 251° | 54° | 278° | 34° | 294° | 17° | 311° | 4° | 330° | - | - | - | - | 8° | 36° | 22° | 55° |
| Saskatchewan | 40° | 74° | 57° | 97° | 72° | 139° | 72° | 221° | 57° | 263° | 40° | 286° | 24° | 306° | 12° | 327° | 5° | 349° | 6° | 12° | 12° | 34° | 24° | 55° |
| Yukon Territory | 37° | 73° | 50° | 99° | 61° | 135° | 65° | 186° | 59° | 234° | 47° | 267° | 34° | 293° | 24° | 316° | 17° | 339° | 15° | 3° | 18° | 27° | 26° | 50° |
The Sky and Stars in Canada
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Ottawa, Canada 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.
| Ottawa | Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland | Northwest Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon Territory |