Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Paraguay?
Asunción, capital of Paraguay.
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 Paraguay.
| 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. | |
| Asunción | 6° | 40° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 358° | 18° | 334° | 2° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alto Paraguay | 8° | 42° | 23° | 24° | 29° | 359° | 23° | 335° | 7° | 318° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alto Paraná | 7° | 39° | 21° | 20° | 24° | 355° | 17° | 332° | 1° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amambay | 6° | 39° | 20° | 20° | 24° | 356° | 16° | 333° | 1° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boquerón | 6° | 42° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 0° | 22° | 336° | 7° | 318° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caaguazú | 6° | 40° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 356° | 17° | 333° | 1° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caazapá | 6° | 39° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 356° | 16° | 333° | 1° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canindeyú | 8° | 39° | 22° | 20° | 26° | 356° | 18° | 332° | 2° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central | 6° | 40° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 357° | 18° | 334° | 2° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaco | 3° | 42° | 18° | 24° | 24° | 0° | 18° | 336° | 4° | 319° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concepción | 8° | 40° | 22° | 22° | 27° | 357° | 20° | 333° | 4° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cordillera | 6° | 40° | 20° | 21° | 25° | 357° | 18° | 334° | 2° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guairá | 6° | 40° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 356° | 17° | 333° | 1° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Itapúa | 6° | 39° | 19° | 20° | 23° | 356° | 16° | 333° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Misiones | 5° | 40° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 357° | 16° | 334° | 1° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neembucú | 5° | 40° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 358° | 17° | 334° | 1° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraguarí | 5° | 40° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 357° | 17° | 334° | 1° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Presidente Hayes | 6° | 41° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 359° | 20° | 335° | 4° | 318° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Pedro | 7° | 40° | 21° | 21° | 26° | 357° | 18° | 333° | 2° | 316° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Paraguay
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Asunción, Paraguay 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.
| Asunción | Alto Paraguay | Alto Paraná | Amambay | Boquerón | Caaguazú | Caazapá | Canindeyú | Central | Chaco | Concepción | Cordillera | Guairá | Itapúa | Misiones | Neembucú | Paraguarí | Presidente Hayes | San Pedro |