Monocerotids(MON) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 5 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 Monocerotids
Monocerotids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=100°, delta=+08°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 Monocerotids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 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
33°
49°
46°
13°
43°
332°
25°
302°
3°
282°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12°
71°
Sidney
36°
46°
48°
9°
42°
327°
24°
299°
1°
280°
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
15°
69°
New South Wales
36°
48°
49°
11°
44°
328°
25°
299°
2°
281°
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-
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-
15°
70°
Northern Territory
49°
52°
63°
3°
51°
311°
26°
289°
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
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-
25°
72°
Queensland
52°
46°
62°
353°
47°
307°
22°
288°
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-
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-
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-
1°
81°
28°
69°
South Australia
31°
55°
48°
22°
47°
338°
31°
305°
8°
285°
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-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
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-
9°
75°
Tasmania
28°
48°
39°
15°
37°
336°
23°
306°
3°
283°
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-
9°
71°
Victoria
31°
50°
44°
17°
42°
335°
27°
304°
5°
283°
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
10°
72°
Western Australia
52°
35°
57°
344°
40°
306°
16°
287°
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-
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5°
79°
31°
63°
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.
