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Can Dayt. Sextantids be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Dayt. Sextantids(DSX) meteor shower will be active from Wednesday, September 9 2020 until Friday, October 9 2020. Its peak day is Sunday, September 27 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 Dayt. Sextantids

Dayt. Sextantids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=152°, delta=+00°. 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 Dayt. Sextantids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Sunday, September 27 2020, for the following cities in Antarctica.

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CityTime
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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----70°40°11°11°339°308°279°--------
Aboa Station------------70°11°40°15°14°338°308°279°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station------------------------
Capitán Arturo Prat Station12°293°------------86°15°58°25°28°27°355°22°322°
Casey Station----67°19°38°24°21°333°13°303°275°--------
Concordia Research Station--82°53°14°23°15°351°12°321°291°----------
Davis Station------69°17°40°21°20°336°13°306°277°------
Doctor Sobral277°------------66°36°336°306°
Elephant Island11°292°------------84°16°57°25°26°28°353°22°320°
Escudero Station11°293°------------85°16°58°25°27°28°354°22°321°
General Belgrano Station271°------------61°10°31°12°10°330°299°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station11°292°------------84°15°57°24°26°26°353°21°320°
Great Wall Station11°293°------------85°16°58°25°27°28°354°22°321°
Halley Research Station------------83°53°13°23°14°352°11°321°291°
Maitri Station----------75°14°46°19°15°18°343°13°312°283°--
Mawson Station------84°13°55°20°25°22°352°18°321°291°------
Mirny Station----84°14°55°21°25°23°352°18°320°291°--------
Neumayer–Station III------------65°16°35°19°17°332°11°302°273°
Orcadas Station280°------------73°22°44°29°12°27°338°18°306°
Palmer Station12°298°270°----------90°12°62°22°32°25°359°21°327°
Peter I Island----86°12°57°19°27°21°355°17°323°294°--------
San Martín Station12°301°273°------------10°64°18°35°22°19°331°
Scott Base70°40°12°10°11°339°309°279°------------
Signy Island280°------------74°21°45°29°13°27°339°19°307°
Svea Station------------68°12°38°15°14°336°306°276°
Teniente Jubany Station11°292°------------85°16°57°25°27°28°353°22°321°
Tor Station----------81°11°52°17°22°18°350°14°319°289°--
Troll Station----------84°11°55°16°24°18°353°14°322°292°--
Wasa Station------------70°13°40°17°16°338°10°308°278°
Zhongshan Station------71°16°41°20°10°19°338°13°307°279°------

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.

Content last updated on 2016-01-06