Can Sept. ε-Perseids be seen in Uruguay?
Montevideo, capital of Uruguay.
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 Uruguay.
| 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. | |
| Montevideo | - | - | 6° | 30° | 14° | 8° | 13° | 345° | 2° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artigas | - | - | 10° | 31° | 19° | 9° | 17° | 345° | 6° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canelones | - | - | 6° | 30° | 15° | 9° | 13° | 345° | 3° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerro Largo | - | - | 9° | 29° | 17° | 7° | 15° | 343° | 3° | 323° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colonia | - | - | 6° | 31° | 15° | 10° | 14° | 346° | 3° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Durazno | - | - | 7° | 31° | 16° | 9° | 14° | 345° | 4° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flores | - | - | 7° | 31° | 16° | 9° | 14° | 345° | 4° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida | - | - | 7° | 30° | 15° | 9° | 14° | 345° | 3° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lavalleja | - | - | 9° | 30° | 17° | 8° | 16° | 345° | 5° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maldonado | - | - | 7° | 29° | 15° | 7° | 13° | 344° | 2° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paysandú | - | - | 8° | 32° | 17° | 10° | 16° | 346° | 5° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Río Negro | - | - | 8° | 31° | 16° | 9° | 15° | 345° | 4° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rivera | - | - | 10° | 30° | 18° | 8° | 17° | 344° | 5° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rocha | - | - | 7° | 29° | 15° | 7° | 13° | 344° | 2° | 323° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salto | - | - | 8° | 32° | 18° | 10° | 17° | 346° | 6° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San José | - | - | 6° | 31° | 15° | 9° | 14° | 345° | 3° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soriano | - | - | 7° | 32° | 16° | 10° | 15° | 346° | 5° | 326° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tacuarembó | - | - | 9° | 30° | 18° | 8° | 16° | 345° | 5° | 324° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Treinta y Tres | - | - | 8° | 29° | 16° | 7° | 14° | 343° | 3° | 323° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Sky and Stars in Uruguay
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Montevideo, Uruguay 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.
| Montevideo | Artigas | Canelones | Cerro Largo | Colonia | Durazno | Flores | Florida | Lavalleja | Maldonado | Paysandú | Río Negro | Rivera | Rocha | Salto | San José | Soriano | Tacuarembó | Treinta y Tres |