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 Slovakia.
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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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Bratislava
46°
151°
49°
195°
37°
234°
19°
260°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
93°
32°
118°
Banska Bystrica
47°
154°
48°
198°
36°
235°
18°
262°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
94°
33°
120°
Kosice
47°
157°
48°
201°
35°
237°
16°
263°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16°
96°
35°
122°
Nitra
47°
152°
49°
197°
37°
234°
18°
261°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
93°
33°
119°
Presov
47°
157°
47°
201°
35°
237°
16°
263°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16°
96°
34°
122°
Trencin
46°
152°
48°
196°
37°
234°
18°
261°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
94°
33°
119°
Trnava
46°
151°
49°
196°
37°
234°
19°
261°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13°
93°
33°
118°
Zilina
46°
153°
48°
197°
36°
235°
18°
261°
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14°
94°
33°
120°
The Sky and Stars in Slovakia
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bratislava, Slovakia 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.
