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 Iraq.
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22:00
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Baghdad
57°
135°
64°
196°
47°
242°
23°
264°
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11°
88°
36°
106°
Basra
61°
137°
65°
206°
46°
248°
21°
267°
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14°
89°
39°
106°
Mosul
54°
136°
61°
192°
47°
238°
24°
262°
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10°
88°
34°
107°
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.
