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Can Monocerotids be seen in Hungary?


Budapest, capital of Hungary.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

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 Hungary.

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CityTime
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Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Budapest48°153°49°198°37°236°18°262°------------14°94°34°119°
Bacs-Kiskun49°153°50°199°37°237°18°263°------------15°94°35°119°
Baranya49°151°51°198°38°236°19°262°------------14°93°34°117°
Bekes49°155°49°202°36°238°17°264°------------16°95°35°120°
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen48°156°48°201°35°238°16°264°------------16°96°35°121°
Csongrad49°154°50°200°37°238°17°263°------------15°95°35°119°
Debrecen48°157°49°202°35°239°16°264°------------16°96°35°122°
Fejer48°152°50°198°37°236°18°262°------------14°93°34°118°
Gyor47°151°49°196°37°234°19°261°------------14°93°33°118°
Gyor-Moson-Sopron47°150°49°196°38°234°19°261°------------13°93°33°117°
Hajdu-Bihar48°156°49°202°35°238°16°264°------------16°96°35°121°
Heves48°155°49°200°36°237°17°263°------------15°95°34°120°
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok48°155°49°200°36°237°17°263°------------15°95°35°120°
Komarom-Esztergom47°152°49°197°37°235°18°262°------------14°94°33°118°
Miskolc48°156°48°201°35°237°17°263°------------16°95°35°121°
Nograd47°154°49°199°36°236°18°262°------------15°94°34°120°
Pecs49°151°51°198°38°236°19°262°------------14°93°34°117°
Pest48°153°49°199°37°236°18°262°------------15°94°34°119°
Somogy48°150°51°196°38°235°19°261°------------14°93°33°117°
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg48°157°48°202°35°239°16°264°------------16°96°35°122°
Szeged49°154°50°200°37°238°17°263°------------15°94°35°119°
Tolna48°152°50°198°38°236°18°262°------------14°93°34°118°
Vas47°149°50°195°38°234°20°260°------------13°92°33°117°
Veszprem48°151°50°197°38°235°19°261°------------14°93°33°118°
Zala48°149°50°195°38°234°19°261°------------13°92°33°116°

The Sky and Stars in Hungary

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Budapest, Hungary 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.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06