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 Iraq.
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22:00
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Baghdad
29°
72°
54°
83°
79°
104°
75°
262°
50°
278°
26°
290°
3°
304°
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7°
59°
Basra
31°
71°
56°
81°
82°
92°
72°
273°
47°
283°
22°
293°
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8°
60°
Mosul
29°
73°
53°
87°
77°
115°
75°
249°
51°
274°
28°
288°
6°
303°
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8°
58°
The Sky and Stars in Iraq
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Baghdad, Iraq 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.
