Dec. L. Minorids(DLM) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, December 5 2019 until Tuesday, February 4 2020. Its peak day is Sunday, December 20 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 Dec. L. Minorids
Dec. L. Minorids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=161°, delta=+30°. 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 Dec. L. Minorids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Sunday, December 20 2020, for the following cities in Egypt.
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City
Time
00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
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Cairo
30°
70°
55°
80°
81°
88°
73°
274°
48°
283°
23°
292°
0°
305°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7°
59°
Aswan
29°
68°
55°
72°
80°
53°
71°
292°
45°
289°
19°
295°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
59°
Asyut
28°
69°
54°
76°
80°
72°
73°
284°
47°
286°
22°
293°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
59°
Beni Suef
29°
70°
54°
78°
80°
82°
73°
277°
48°
284°
23°
293°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
59°
Damietta
30°
71°
55°
82°
81°
97°
73°
270°
48°
281°
23°
292°
0°
305°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8°
60°
Gharbia
28°
69°
54°
75°
80°
70°
73°
285°
47°
286°
22°
293°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5°
59°
Sinai
31°
71°
57°
78°
83°
78°
71°
279°
45°
285°
20°
294°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8°
60°
The Sky and Stars in Egypt
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Cairo, Egypt 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.
