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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Mexico?


México City, capital of Mexico.

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 Mexico.

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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.
México City17°53°40°53°61°39°69°346°53°311°30°306°310°----------
Aguascalientes16°53°39°55°61°45°72°352°56°310°34°304°11°309°----------
Baja California33°59°56°62°77°37°71°306°48°298°26°303°314°--------13°51°
Baja California Sur34°58°57°56°75°18°66°311°43°302°21°306°316°--------13°51°
Campeche24°54°47°52°66°29°66°331°47°308°24°306°312°--------48°
Chiapas20°53°43°50°62°28°64°337°46°311°23°307°312°----------
Chihuahua40°60°62°57°79°63°303°40°300°18°306°----------18°54°
Coahuila de Zaragoza20°54°42°59°65°53°77°347°59°304°36°301°14°308°--------44°
Colima36°54°58°43°69°357°56°315°34°306°11°309°----------14°52°
Distrito Federal17°53°40°53°61°39°69°346°52°312°30°306°310°----------
Durango13°51°35°61°57°65°79°42°72°301°49°296°27°302°314°--------
Guanajuato17°53°39°55°61°43°70°349°55°311°32°305°10°309°----------
Guerrero15°52°38°52°59°38°67°349°52°314°30°307°310°----------
Hidalgo18°53°41°54°62°40°70°345°53°310°30°305°310°----------
Jalisco14°52°37°54°59°44°70°356°56°313°34°305°11°309°----------
Michoacán de Ocampo15°52°38°54°59°42°69°352°54°313°32°306°309°----------
Morelos17°53°40°53°61°38°68°347°52°312°30°306°310°----------
Nayarit14°52°37°56°59°47°72°359°58°312°36°304°13°308°----------
Nuevo León20°54°43°58°65°48°75°343°57°305°34°303°12°309°--------45°
Oaxaca17°52°40°51°61°34°66°343°49°313°27°307°311°----------
Puebla19°54°42°58°64°49°75°347°58°306°35°303°13°309°----------
Querétaro de Arteaga17°53°40°55°62°42°70°347°54°310°31°305°310°----------
Quintana Roo26°54°48°51°67°25°65°327°45°307°22°306°----------49°
San Luis Potosí17°53°40°56°62°44°72°349°56°309°33°304°11°309°----------
Sinaloa25°55°48°57°69°39°71°327°51°304°28°304°312°--------48°
Sonora36°60°59°60°78°24°68°305°45°299°23°304°316°--------15°52°
Tabasco21°53°44°51°63°30°65°336°47°310°24°307°312°----------
Tamaulipas21°54°43°57°65°46°74°341°56°305°33°303°11°309°--------45°
Tlaxcala18°53°41°53°62°38°68°345°52°311°29°306°310°----------
Veracruz-Llave19°53°42°53°62°36°68°341°51°310°28°306°311°----------
Yucatán25°54°48°53°68°29°66°328°46°307°24°306°313°--------48°
Zacatecas17°53°39°56°62°47°73°352°57°309°35°304°12°309°----------

The Sky and Stars in Mexico

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from México City, Mexico 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