Phoenicids(PHO) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, November 28 2020 until Wednesday, December 9 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 2 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 Phoenicids
Phoenicids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=18°, delta=-53°.
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 Phoenicids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 2 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
59°
224°
41°
227°
24°
221°
10°
210°
1°
194°
-
-
4°
159°
15°
145°
31°
136°
49°
132°
66°
144°
72°
193°
Sidney
57°
223°
39°
226°
21°
220°
7°
208°
-
-
-
-
3°
157°
16°
144°
32°
136°
50°
134°
66°
149°
70°
197°
New South Wales
56°
222°
39°
226°
21°
220°
7°
209°
-
-
-
-
2°
158°
14°
145°
30°
136°
48°
135°
65°
149°
69°
195°
Northern Territory
42°
214°
24°
220°
7°
216°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6°
144°
23°
140°
41°
145°
54°
164°
54°
195°
Queensland
40°
216°
22°
220°
5°
215°
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9°
143°
27°
140°
44°
147°
56°
168°
54°
200°
South Australia
60°
217°
43°
225°
25°
222°
9°
212°
-
-
-
-
-
-
10°
148°
25°
138°
43°
135°
60°
144°
69°
182°
Tasmania
65°
232°
47°
232°
30°
224°
16°
211°
7°
195°
5°
177°
9°
160°
20°
145°
34°
133°
52°
127°
70°
132°
78°
194°
Victoria
62°
224°
44°
228°
27°
222°
12°
211°
2°
196°
-
-
4°
160°
15°
146°
30°
136°
48°
131°
66°
140°
73°
188°
Western Australia
41°
220°
23°
221°
6°
214°
-
-
-
-
-
-
1°
151°
16°
141°
34°
139°
51°
146°
61°
173°
56°
207°
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.
