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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 Colombia.

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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.
Bogotá27°47°46°32°54°358°45°326°24°312°310°----------50°
Amazonas24°44°41°27°48°356°38°327°18°314°------------50°
Antioquia27°48°48°35°57°360°47°325°27°312°310°----------50°
Arauca30°47°49°30°56°354°44°323°23°311°310°----------50°
Atlántico30°50°51°36°61°359°50°323°29°310°310°----------51°
Caldas26°48°46°33°55°360°46°326°26°312°310°----------50°
Caquetá24°46°43°30°51°358°42°327°22°313°------------50°
Cartagena29°50°50°37°60°360°50°323°29°310°310°----------50°
Casanare29°47°48°30°55°355°44°324°23°312°310°----------50°
Cauca23°47°42°33°52°44°329°25°314°310°----------50°
César30°49°50°34°59°357°48°323°27°311°310°----------51°
Chocó26°48°46°35°56°48°327°28°312°310°----------50°
Córdoba28°49°48°35°58°49°325°28°311°310°----------50°
Cundinamarca27°47°46°32°55°358°45°326°25°312°310°----------50°
Guainía36°48°55°29°59°347°45°318°23°309°311°----------14°51°
Guaviare26°45°45°29°52°355°41°326°21°313°------------50°
Huila24°47°44°32°53°44°328°24°313°310°----------50°
La Guajira32°49°53°35°61°355°49°320°28°309°310°----------10°51°
Magdalena30°49°51°36°60°358°49°323°28°310°310°----------51°
Meta26°46°46°30°53°357°43°326°23°313°------------50°
Narino22°47°41°33°51°44°330°25°314°310°------------
Norte de Santander30°48°50°33°58°356°47°323°26°311°310°----------50°
Putumayo23°46°42°31°50°360°42°329°23°314°310°----------50°
Quindío25°47°45°33°54°45°327°25°313°310°----------50°
Risaralda26°48°46°34°55°46°327°26°313°310°----------50°
San Andrés y Providencia26°51°48°42°62°10°55°327°35°311°13°309°----------50°
Santander29°48°48°33°57°357°46°324°26°311°310°----------50°
Sucre29°49°49°36°59°360°49°324°28°311°310°----------50°
Tolima25°47°45°33°54°360°45°327°25°313°310°----------50°
Valle del Cauca24°47°44°34°54°45°328°26°313°310°----------50°
Vaupés26°44°44°27°50°354°39°326°19°313°------------50°
Vichada30°46°48°28°54°352°42°323°21°311°------------50°

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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