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 Iraq.
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Baghdad
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3°
92°
28°
110°
49°
138°
57°
187°
44°
231°
22°
255°
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Basra
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6°
93°
31°
111°
53°
140°
59°
194°
43°
236°
20°
258°
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Mosul
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2°
91°
26°
110°
46°
138°
54°
184°
43°
227°
22°
253°
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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.
