Dayt. Arietids(ARI) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, May 14 2020 until Wednesday, June 24 2020. Its peak day is Sunday, June 7 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 Dayt. Arietids
Dayt. Arietids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=44°, delta=+24°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 30 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 Dayt. Arietids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Sunday, June 7 2020, for the following cities in South Africa.
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Pretoria
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13°
54°
32°
33°
40°
360°
32°
327°
13°
305°
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Johannesburg
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13°
54°
32°
33°
40°
0°
32°
327°
13°
306°
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Bloemfontein
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10°
55°
29°
33°
37°
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30°
330°
13°
307°
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Cape Town
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2°
59°
21°
39°
31°
10°
29°
339°
15°
313°
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The Sky and Stars in South Africa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pretoria, South Africa 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.
