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 South Africa.
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22:00
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Pretoria
43°
220°
25°
221°
9°
215°
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1°
152°
16°
142°
33°
138°
51°
144°
62°
170°
58°
206°
Johannesburg
44°
221°
26°
221°
9°
215°
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1°
152°
16°
142°
34°
138°
51°
144°
63°
169°
59°
206°
Bloemfontein
47°
222°
29°
223°
12°
216°
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3°
153°
17°
142°
35°
136°
52°
141°
65°
166°
62°
206°
Cape Town
55°
224°
37°
226°
20°
219°
6°
207°
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4°
156°
17°
143°
33°
135°
51°
134°
67°
152°
69°
201°
The Sky and Stars in South Africa
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Pretoria, South Africa 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.
