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Can γ-Normids be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

γ-Normids(GNO) meteor shower will be active from Tuesday, February 25 2020 until Saturday, March 28 2020. Its peak day is Saturday, March 14 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 γ-Normids

γ-Normids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=239°, delta=-50°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 6 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 γ-Normids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Saturday, March 14 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.
Vostok56°64°61°28°61°347°58°309°53°276°47°248°42°222°39°197°39°172°41°147°45°121°51°94°
Aboa Station35°173°38°149°43°125°50°99°58°68°64°30°65°346°60°304°53°272°45°244°39°220°36°196°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station50°18°50°348°50°318°50°288°50°258°50°228°50°198°50°168°50°138°50°108°50°77°50°47°
Capitán Arturo Prat Station26°206°23°185°24°164°30°144°40°124°53°102°67°75°77°19°72°303°59°268°45°246°34°225°
Casey Station61°79°72°36°72°331°63°285°51°257°40°235°32°213°27°192°27°170°31°149°39°127°50°105°
Concordia Research Station62°48°65°63°320°56°284°48°255°41°230°37°206°35°182°36°159°40°135°47°110°55°82°
Davis Station49°105°60°78°69°37°71°339°63°292°52°262°42°238°34°216°29°194°29°172°33°150°40°128°
Doctor Sobral42°195°41°170°43°144°47°117°51°89°56°57°58°22°59°344°56°309°52°276°47°248°44°221°
Elephant Island26°204°22°184°24°163°30°143°41°123°53°102°67°74°78°15°72°299°58°266°45°244°33°224°
Escudero Station26°205°22°184°24°164°30°143°40°123°53°102°67°75°77°18°72°301°59°267°45°245°34°225°
General Belgrano Station38°190°38°165°41°141°46°115°52°87°58°54°62°16°61°335°57°298°51°267°45°239°40°214°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station27°205°23°184°25°163°31°142°41°122°54°100°67°71°76°14°71°303°58°268°45°245°34°224°
Great Wall Station26°205°22°184°24°164°30°143°40°123°53°102°67°75°77°18°72°302°59°267°45°245°34°225°
Halley Research Station36°183°37°159°41°135°47°110°54°82°61°47°64°62°322°56°286°49°256°42°231°37°206°
Maitri Station33°154°39°132°48°108°58°80°66°43°69°352°64°304°55°271°45°245°37°221°32°199°31°176°
Mawson Station44°118°54°94°66°62°72°68°311°58°275°47°249°37°226°30°205°28°183°29°161°35°139°
Mirny Station54°95°66°64°73°10°69°309°58°273°46°248°36°226°29°204°27°183°28°161°34°140°43°118°
Neumayer–Station III31°169°35°147°42°124°51°99°61°70°68°27°68°334°61°291°51°261°42°237°35°214°31°191°
Orcadas Station22°195°21°175°25°154°33°135°45°115°60°93°74°59°78°333°66°279°52°254°38°234°28°215°
Palmer Station29°209°25°188°26°167°31°146°40°125°51°103°64°75°74°27°72°317°61°276°48°251°37°229°
Peter I Island54°94°64°62°71°14°68°317°59°279°48°252°39°229°32°207°29°185°30°163°35°141°44°118°
San Martín Station33°212°29°191°29°169°33°147°41°125°51°101°62°72°71°28°70°328°61°285°50°257°40°234°
Scott Base62°347°59°309°53°276°47°247°42°221°39°197°38°172°40°147°45°122°51°95°57°64°61°27°
Signy Island22°196°21°175°25°155°33°135°45°116°59°94°73°60°79°335°67°280°52°255°39°235°28°215°
Svea Station35°171°38°148°43°123°51°97°58°67°64°28°65°342°60°301°52°269°45°242°39°218°35°194°
Teniente Jubany Station26°205°22°184°24°163°30°143°40°123°53°102°67°74°77°17°72°301°58°267°45°245°34°224°
Tor Station33°159°38°136°46°112°55°85°64°51°68°65°315°57°279°47°251°39°227°34°204°32°181°
Troll Station33°161°38°138°45°114°54°88°63°54°68°65°319°57°282°48°253°40°229°34°206°32°183°
Wasa Station33°173°36°150°42°126°50°101°58°72°65°33°67°344°61°301°53°269°45°243°38°219°34°195°
Zhongshan Station49°106°59°78°68°38°70°343°63°296°53°265°43°240°35°217°30°195°30°173°33°151°40°128°

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