Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Netherlands?
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands.
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 Netherlands.
| 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. | |
| Amsterdam | 33° | 66° | 51° | 86° | 69° | 116° | 77° | 198° | 63° | 257° | 45° | 281° | 28° | 301° | 14° | 320° | 5° | 342° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 27° | 19° | 47° |
| Drenthe | 35° | 67° | 52° | 88° | 70° | 120° | 76° | 203° | 62° | 258° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 14° | 321° | 5° | 343° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 28° | 20° | 49° |
| Flevoland | 34° | 66° | 52° | 87° | 69° | 117° | 77° | 200° | 63° | 257° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 14° | 321° | 5° | 342° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 27° | 19° | 48° |
| Friesland | 34° | 67° | 52° | 88° | 69° | 119° | 76° | 200° | 62° | 257° | 44° | 281° | 28° | 301° | 14° | 321° | 5° | 342° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 28° | 20° | 48° |
| Gelderland | 34° | 66° | 52° | 86° | 70° | 117° | 77° | 202° | 62° | 259° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 321° | 4° | 342° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 28° | 19° | 48° |
| Groningen | 35° | 68° | 52° | 88° | 70° | 121° | 76° | 202° | 62° | 257° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 14° | 321° | 5° | 343° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 28° | 20° | 49° |
| Limburg | 34° | 66° | 52° | 85° | 70° | 115° | 78° | 204° | 63° | 260° | 44° | 283° | 27° | 302° | 13° | 321° | 4° | 342° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 27° | 18° | 48° |
| Noord-Brabant | 33° | 66° | 51° | 85° | 70° | 114° | 78° | 200° | 63° | 259° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 4° | 342° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 27° | 18° | 47° |
| Noord-Holland | 33° | 66° | 51° | 86° | 69° | 116° | 77° | 198° | 63° | 257° | 45° | 281° | 28° | 300° | 14° | 320° | 5° | 341° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 27° | 19° | 47° |
| Overijssel | 34° | 67° | 52° | 87° | 70° | 119° | 77° | 203° | 62° | 258° | 44° | 282° | 27° | 302° | 13° | 321° | 5° | 343° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 28° | 19° | 49° |
| Utrecht | 33° | 66° | 51° | 86° | 69° | 116° | 77° | 199° | 63° | 258° | 45° | 282° | 27° | 301° | 13° | 320° | 5° | 342° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 27° | 19° | 48° |
| Zeeland | 32° | 65° | 50° | 84° | 69° | 112° | 78° | 196° | 64° | 258° | 45° | 282° | 28° | 300° | 14° | 320° | 4° | 341° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 26° | 18° | 47° |
The Sky and Stars in Netherlands
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Amsterdam, Netherlands 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.
| Amsterdam | Drenthe | Flevoland | Friesland | Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg | Noord-Brabant | Noord-Holland | Overijssel | Utrecht | Zeeland |