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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Germany?


Berlin, capital of Germany.

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 Germany.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Berlin38°71°56°93°73°132°74°223°58°265°40°287°23°306°11°326°348°11°10°33°23°53°
Baden-Württemberg34°66°53°84°73°112°79°221°61°268°41°287°24°305°323°345°--30°18°49°
Bayern36°68°55°86°74°117°78°228°59°269°40°289°22°306°325°346°--31°19°51°
Brandenburg38°71°56°92°73°131°75°222°58°265°40°287°24°306°11°326°348°11°10°33°22°53°
Bremen36°69°54°90°71°124°76°209°61°260°43°283°26°303°13°323°344°30°21°50°
Hamburg37°70°54°91°71°127°75°212°60°260°42°284°26°303°13°323°345°10°31°22°51°
Hessen35°67°54°87°72°118°78°216°61°264°42°286°25°304°11°323°345°30°19°50°
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern38°72°56°94°72°133°74°217°58°262°41°285°25°305°12°325°347°10°11°32°23°53°
Niedersachsen36°69°54°89°71°123°76°211°60°261°42°284°26°303°12°323°345°30°21°50°
Nordrhein-Westfalen35°67°53°87°71°118°77°209°62°262°43°284°26°303°12°322°344°29°19°49°
Rheinland-Pfalz34°66°52°85°71°114°79°211°62°264°43°285°25°303°11°322°343°28°18°48°
Saarland33°65°52°84°71°111°79°211°62°265°43°285°25°303°11°322°343°--28°18°48°
Sachsen36°67°55°86°74°117°78°224°60°268°40°288°23°305°324°346°--31°19°50°
Sachsen-Anhalt37°70°55°91°73°127°75°220°59°265°41°286°24°305°11°325°347°10°32°22°52°
Schleswig-Holstein37°70°54°92°70°128°74°209°60°259°42°283°26°303°13°323°345°10°30°22°51°
Thüringen37°69°55°89°73°123°76°221°59°266°41°287°24°305°10°325°346°31°21°51°

The Sky and Stars in Germany

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Berlin, Germany 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