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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Hungary?


Budapest, capital of Hungary.

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 Hungary.

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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.
Budapest40°71°60°89°79°130°74°249°54°277°35°294°18°311°330°----36°23°55°
Bacs-Kiskun40°70°60°88°80°127°74°253°54°278°34°295°17°311°331°----36°22°55°
Baranya39°69°59°86°80°122°75°253°55°278°35°294°17°311°330°----36°21°54°
Bekes41°71°61°89°81°133°73°254°53°279°33°295°16°312°332°----38°23°56°
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen42°73°61°92°80°139°73°250°53°277°34°295°17°312°332°--17°38°24°56°
Csongrad41°71°61°88°81°129°74°254°53°279°34°295°16°312°331°----37°23°55°
Debrecen42°72°62°91°81°139°73°253°52°278°33°295°16°312°332°----38°24°56°
Fejer40°70°60°88°79°127°75°249°54°277°35°294°18°311°330°----36°22°54°
Gyor39°70°59°88°78°127°75°246°55°276°36°293°18°310°329°----35°22°54°
Gyor-Moson-Sopron39°70°59°88°78°126°75°245°55°275°36°293°19°310°329°----35°22°54°
Hajdu-Bihar42°72°62°91°81°138°73°253°53°278°33°295°16°312°332°----38°24°56°
Heves41°72°61°90°80°135°73°250°53°277°34°294°17°312°331°----37°23°56°
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok41°71°61°90°80°133°73°252°53°278°34°295°17°312°331°----37°23°55°
Komarom-Esztergom40°71°60°89°79°128°75°248°55°276°35°293°18°311°330°----36°22°54°
Miskolc41°72°61°91°80°138°73°250°53°277°34°294°17°312°331°--16°37°24°56°
Nograd41°72°60°90°79°133°74°248°54°276°35°294°18°311°331°----37°23°55°
Pecs39°69°59°86°80°121°75°253°55°278°35°294°17°311°330°----36°21°54°
Pest40°71°60°89°79°131°74°250°54°277°34°294°17°311°330°----37°23°55°
Somogy39°69°59°86°79°121°76°250°55°277°35°294°18°310°329°----35°21°54°
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg42°73°62°92°80°142°72°252°52°278°33°295°16°313°332°--17°10°38°25°57°
Szeged40°71°61°88°81°128°74°255°53°279°33°295°16°312°331°----37°23°55°
Tolna39°70°60°87°80°124°75°252°54°278°35°294°17°311°330°----36°22°54°
Vas38°69°58°87°78°122°76°246°56°276°36°293°18°310°329°----35°21°53°
Veszprem39°70°59°88°79°125°75°249°55°277°35°293°18°310°329°----36°22°54°
Zala38°69°59°86°79°121°76°248°56°277°36°293°18°310°329°----35°21°53°

The Sky and Stars in Hungary

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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