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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in India?


Delhi, capital of India.

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 India.

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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.
Delhi36°59°59°59°78°19°67°306°44°300°21°305°316°--------15°52°
Andhara Pradesh32°52°54°42°66°55°319°34°308°11°309°----------10°51°
Assam47°58°69°45°74°331°54°303°31°303°310°--------47°25°56°
Bangala43°57°65°44°73°341°55°306°32°304°310°----------21°54°
Bihar41°58°64°51°76°349°59°305°36°302°14°308°----------19°54°
Chandigarh37°61°60°62°80°25°68°302°45°298°23°304°316°--------16°52°
Chhattisgarh36°55°58°46°71°360°58°313°36°305°13°308°----------14°52°
Gujarat28°55°51°53°70°25°66°322°45°305°22°306°314°--------49°
Haryana36°60°58°60°78°24°68°305°45°299°23°304°316°--------14°52°
India30°56°53°54°71°24°66°319°45°304°22°306°314°--------50°
Jammu and Kashmir38°63°61°67°82°35°70°295°47°295°25°303°316°--------18°53°
Karnataka28°52°50°44°64°11°57°325°37°309°14°308°----------50°
Kerala25°51°46°41°60°10°54°329°34°312°11°309°----------50°
Madhya Pradesh35°57°57°52°74°11°63°313°40°303°18°307°----------13°52°
Maharashtra30°54°53°47°68°11°60°320°39°307°16°308°----------50°
Manipur47°57°68°41°72°331°52°304°29°304°311°--------47°25°55°
Megahalaya45°58°67°45°74°335°54°304°32°303°10°310°--------46°23°55°
Orissa37°54°59°44°70°355°56°313°34°305°11°309°----------15°52°
Pondisheri28°51°50°40°62°53°324°32°310°309°----------50°
Punjab36°61°59°63°79°30°69°302°46°297°24°304°315°--------15°52°
Rajasthan33°58°55°57°75°25°68°312°45°301°23°305°315°--------11°51°
Tamil Nadu27°50°48°40°61°53°326°33°311°10°309°----------50°
Tripura45°56°66°42°72°336°53°306°30°304°310°--------46°23°55°
Uttar Pradesh38°59°61°55°77°63°306°40°301°18°306°----------17°53°
Uttaranchal38°61°61°61°80°13°66°302°43°298°21°305°317°--------17°53°

The Sky and Stars in India

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Delhi, India 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