Can S. Taurids be seen in Antarctica?
Vostok, capital of Antarctica.
We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.
S. Taurids(STA) meteor shower will be active from Thursday, September 10 2020 until Friday, November 20 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, October 10 2020, according to information published by the International Meteor Organization. For more information, check out the meteor shower calendar 2020.
Position of S. Taurids
S. Taurids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=32°, delta=+09°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 S. Taurids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, October 10 2020, for the following cities in Antarctica.
| City | Time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |||||||||||||
| Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | Alt. | Az. | |
| Vostok | 2° | 357° | 1° | 327° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 25° |
| Aboa Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 26° | 6° | 357° | 3° | 327° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capitán Arturo Prat Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11° | 43° | 18° | 13° | 17° | 342° | 10° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casey Station | 14° | 353° | 10° | 323° | 1° | 294° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 52° | 13° | 22° |
| Concordia Research Station | 5° | 339° | 1° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 38° | 6° | 8° |
| Davis Station | 10° | 26° | 12° | 355° | 9° | 325° | 0° | 297° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4° | 54° |
| Doctor Sobral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elephant Island | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 69° | 12° | 42° | 18° | 12° | 17° | 340° | 9° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Escudero Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 70° | 12° | 43° | 18° | 12° | 17° | 341° | 10° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Belgrano Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 18° | 3° | 348° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Bernado O’Higgins Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 69° | 11° | 41° | 17° | 11° | 16° | 340° | 9° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Wall Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 70° | 12° | 43° | 18° | 13° | 17° | 341° | 10° | 312° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halley Research Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 39° | 5° | 10° | 4° | 340° | 0° | 310° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maitri Station | - | - | 0° | 60° | 7° | 31° | 10° | 1° | 8° | 332° | 1° | 302° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mawson Station | 8° | 40° | 13° | 11° | 12° | 340° | 6° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mirny Station | 14° | 11° | 13° | 340° | 6° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9° | 40° |
| Neumayer–Station III | - | - | - | - | 3° | 51° | 9° | 21° | 10° | 351° | 6° | 322° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orcadas Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 57° | 17° | 29° | 20° | 358° | 16° | 327° | 5° | 299° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palmer Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8° | 47° | 15° | 18° | 16° | 347° | 9° | 317° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter I Island | 12° | 13° | 11° | 343° | 5° | 313° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7° | 42° |
| San Martín Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5° | 50° | 11° | 20° | 12° | 350° | 8° | 320° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Base | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2° | 26° | 3° | 356° | 1° | 326° |
| Signy Island | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6° | 58° | 17° | 30° | 20° | 359° | 16° | 328° | 5° | 299° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Svea Station | - | - | - | - | 0° | 54° | 5° | 24° | 6° | 354° | 3° | 325° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teniente Jubany Station | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 70° | 12° | 42° | 18° | 12° | 17° | 341° | 10° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tor Station | - | - | - | - | 5° | 38° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 338° | 2° | 309° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Troll Station | - | - | - | - | 5° | 40° | 9° | 11° | 8° | 341° | 3° | 311° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wasa Station | - | - | - | - | 0° | 56° | 6° | 26° | 8° | 357° | 5° | 327° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zhongshan Station | 9° | 27° | 12° | 357° | 8° | 327° | 1° | 298° | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 55° |
The Sky and Stars in Antarctica
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Vostok, Antarctica 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.