Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Cuba?
La Habana, capital of Cuba.
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 Cuba.
| 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. | |
| La Habana | 21° | 54° | 43° | 56° | 65° | 42° | 72° | 340° | 54° | 307° | 31° | 304° | 9° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Las Tunas | 23° | 54° | 46° | 53° | 66° | 33° | 68° | 332° | 48° | 307° | 25° | 306° | 3° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 47° |
| Camaguey | 23° | 54° | 46° | 54° | 66° | 35° | 68° | 333° | 49° | 307° | 26° | 305° | 4° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 47° |
| Ciego de Avila | 22° | 54° | 45° | 54° | 66° | 36° | 69° | 334° | 50° | 307° | 27° | 305° | 5° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 47° |
| Cienfuegos | 21° | 54° | 44° | 55° | 65° | 39° | 70° | 337° | 52° | 307° | 29° | 305° | 7° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 46° |
| Ciudad de la Habana | 21° | 54° | 43° | 56° | 65° | 42° | 72° | 340° | 54° | 307° | 31° | 304° | 9° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Granma | 23° | 54° | 46° | 53° | 66° | 32° | 67° | 333° | 48° | 308° | 25° | 306° | 3° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 47° |
| Guantanamo | 24° | 54° | 47° | 52° | 66° | 29° | 66° | 330° | 47° | 308° | 24° | 306° | 2° | 313° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 48° |
| Holguin | 24° | 54° | 47° | 53° | 67° | 32° | 67° | 331° | 48° | 307° | 25° | 306° | 3° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 48° |
| Isla de la Juventud | 19° | 53° | 42° | 55° | 64° | 41° | 70° | 342° | 53° | 309° | 30° | 305° | 8° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matanzas | 21° | 54° | 44° | 56° | 65° | 41° | 71° | 338° | 53° | 307° | 30° | 304° | 8° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 46° |
| Pinar del Rio | 19° | 54° | 42° | 56° | 64° | 43° | 72° | 343° | 54° | 308° | 32° | 304° | 9° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sancti Spiritus | 22° | 54° | 45° | 55° | 66° | 37° | 70° | 335° | 51° | 307° | 28° | 305° | 6° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 47° |
| Santiago de Cuba | 24° | 54° | 46° | 52° | 66° | 30° | 66° | 331° | 47° | 308° | 24° | 306° | 2° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 48° |
| Villa Clara | 22° | 54° | 45° | 55° | 66° | 39° | 70° | 335° | 52° | 307° | 29° | 305° | 7° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 46° |
The Sky and Stars in Cuba
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from La Habana, Cuba 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.
| La Habana | Las Tunas | Camaguey | Ciego de Avila | Cienfuegos | Ciudad de la Habana | Granma | Guantanamo | Holguin | Isla de la Juventud | Matanzas | Pinar del Rio | Sancti Spiritus | Santiago de Cuba | Villa Clara |