Dayt. Sextantids(DSX) meteor shower will be active from Wednesday, September 9 2020 until Friday, October 9 2020. Its peak day is Sunday, September 27 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. Sextantids
Dayt. Sextantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=152°, delta=+00°. 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 Dayt. Sextantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Sunday, September 27 2020, for the following cities in Australia.
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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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Canberra
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1°
89°
26°
70°
46°
43°
55°
356°
44°
313°
22°
287°
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Sidney
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-
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-
4°
87°
28°
69°
49°
40°
56°
351°
43°
308°
20°
284°
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New South Wales
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-
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3°
88°
28°
70°
49°
42°
57°
352°
44°
309°
21°
285°
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Northern Territory
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-
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-
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-
23°
82°
51°
66°
71°
15°
59°
304°
33°
283°
4°
272°
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Queensland
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-
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-
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-
28°
79°
54°
60°
70°
1°
55°
301°
28°
281°
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South Australia
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-
-
-
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-
22°
75°
45°
51°
58°
7°
49°
317°
28°
289°
3°
272°
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Tasmania
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-
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-
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-
22°
69°
40°
41°
48°
360°
40°
319°
22°
291°
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Victoria
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-
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-
23°
71°
44°
45°
53°
1°
44°
317°
24°
289°
0°
270°
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Western Australia
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-
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-
4°
88°
31°
74°
56°
48°
65°
348°
48°
300°
22°
281°
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The Sky and Stars in Australia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Canberra, Australia 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.
