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 South Africa.
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Pretoria
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2°
89°
29°
75°
53°
50°
64°
354°
49°
304°
24°
283°
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Johannesburg
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2°
89°
28°
74°
52°
50°
64°
355°
49°
305°
24°
283°
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Bloemfontein
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0°
90°
26°
74°
49°
49°
61°
359°
49°
310°
25°
285°
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Cape Town
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19°
77°
41°
54°
55°
13°
50°
323°
30°
293°
6°
274°
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The Sky and Stars in South Africa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pretoria, South Africa 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.
