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Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Spain?


Madrid, capital of Spain.

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 Spain.

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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.
Madrid22°56°43°69°65°80°87°97°70°278°47°289°27°301°316°------40°
A Coruña21°54°40°69°62°83°83°116°73°266°52°284°31°298°13°313°332°----38°
Álava24°57°44°71°66°85°87°146°69°272°48°287°27°301°10°317°------41°
Albacete23°56°43°68°66°77°88°47°68°282°46°291°25°303°318°------41°
Alacant24°57°45°68°67°76°88°340°66°284°44°292°23°304°319°------43°
Almería21°55°42°66°65°73°86°27°68°287°45°293°24°303°317°------41°
Asturias23°56°42°70°63°85°85°126°71°269°50°285°30°299°12°315°------39°
Ávila22°55°42°68°64°80°87°99°70°277°48°288°27°301°10°316°------40°
Badajoz19°54°40°66°62°76°85°75°72°281°49°289°28°300°315°------38°
Barcelona27°59°47°72°69°84°88°236°65°278°44°290°23°304°320°------10°44°
Burgos23°56°43°70°65°84°87°131°70°273°48°287°28°300°10°316°------40°
Cáceres20°54°40°67°62°77°85°81°72°280°49°289°28°300°10°315°------39°
Cádiz18°53°39°65°62°72°84°51°71°288°48°292°26°302°315°------39°
Cantabria24°56°43°71°65°85°86°137°70°270°48°286°28°300°11°316°------40°
Castellón25°57°45°70°67°80°90°287°67°280°45°291°24°303°319°------42°
Ceuta19°54°40°64°62°71°84°42°70°290°47°293°25°302°316°------39°
Ciudad Real21°55°42°67°64°77°87°68°70°282°47°290°26°302°316°------40°
Córdoba20°54°41°66°63°74°86°56°70°284°47°291°26°302°316°------40°
Cuenca23°56°44°69°66°80°89°89°68°279°46°290°25°302°317°------41°
Girona27°59°48°73°70°86°87°232°65°277°43°290°23°304°320°------10°44°
Granada21°55°41°66°64°73°86°40°69°286°46°292°25°303°317°------40°
Guadalajara23°56°43°69°65°80°88°103°69°277°47°289°26°301°317°------41°
Guipúzcoa25°57°45°72°66°86°87°155°69°271°47°287°27°301°10°317°------41°
Huelva18°53°39°65°61°73°84°59°72°286°49°291°27°301°315°------38°
Huesca26°58°46°72°68°85°88°195°67°275°45°289°25°302°319°------43°
Illes Balears26°58°47°70°69°80°87°284°65°282°42°292°22°305°320°------44°
Jaén21°55°42°66°64°74°86°48°69°285°47°291°25°302°317°------40°
La Rioja24°57°44°71°66°84°87°144°69°273°47°287°27°301°10°317°------41°
Las Palmas17°53°40°60°63°56°78°63°304°40°300°18°307°----------
León22°56°42°70°64°83°85°121°71°271°49°286°29°299°11°315°------39°
Lleida26°58°46°71°68°84°88°206°67°277°45°289°25°303°319°------43°
Lugo21°55°41°69°62°83°84°116°73°268°51°284°30°298°13°314°------38°
Málaga20°54°41°65°63°72°85°42°69°287°47°292°25°302°316°------40°
Melilla20°54°41°65°64°70°85°23°68°291°45°294°23°304°317°------41°
Murcia23°56°44°67°66°75°88°16°67°284°45°292°24°303°318°------42°
Navarra25°57°45°71°66°85°87°159°68°273°47°287°26°301°317°------42°
Ourense21°54°40°68°62°82°84°109°73°270°51°285°30°298°12°314°------38°
Palencia23°56°43°70°64°83°86°120°70°273°49°287°28°300°10°316°------40°
Pontevedra21°54°40°68°61°82°83°108°74°269°52°285°31°298°13°313°------37°
Salamanca21°55°41°68°63°80°86°101°71°275°49°288°28°300°10°315°------39°
Santa Cruz de Tenerife17°53°39°60°62°57°78°63°304°41°300°18°306°----------
Segovia22°56°43°69°64°81°87°106°70°276°48°288°27°301°316°------40°
Sevilla19°54°40°65°62°73°85°57°71°286°48°291°27°302°315°------39°
Soria24°57°44°70°66°83°88°136°69°275°47°288°27°301°317°------41°
Tarragona26°58°46°71°68°83°88°229°66°278°44°290°24°303°319°------43°
Teruel24°57°44°69°67°81°89°114°68°279°46°290°25°302°318°------42°
Toledo22°55°42°68°64°79°87°84°70°279°47°289°27°301°316°------40°
València24°57°45°69°68°79°89°318°66°281°44°291°24°303°319°------43°
Valladolid22°56°42°69°64°82°86°114°71°274°49°287°28°300°10°316°------40°
Vizcaya24°57°44°71°66°86°86°147°69°271°48°286°28°300°10°316°------41°
Zamora22°55°42°69°63°81°86°107°71°274°49°287°29°300°11°315°------39°
Zaragoza26°58°46°72°68°85°88°210°66°277°45°289°24°303°319°------43°

The Sky and Stars in Spain

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Madrid, Spain 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