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 Sierra Leone.
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The Sky and Stars in Sierra Leone
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Freetown, Sierra Leone 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.
