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Can Monocerotids be seen in Brazil?


Brasilia, capital of Brazil.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Monocerotids(MON) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, December 5 2020 until Sunday, December 20 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 9 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 Monocerotids

Monocerotids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=100°, delta=+08°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 3 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 Monocerotids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 9 2020, for the following cities in Brazil.

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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.
Brasilia44°62°64°23°59°318°35°292°280°------------18°76°
Rio Branco67°40°66°319°41°290°13°281°------------14°79°43°69°
Maceió68°36°65°315°40°289°11°280°------------16°79°45°68°
Macapá61°73°82°346°57°285°28°279°------------82°33°81°
Manaus65°63°76°324°50°286°21°280°------------81°38°77°
Salvador64°37°65°325°41°293°13°281°------------13°79°41°67°
Fortaleza71°53°71°309°44°285°15°279°------------15°81°44°75°
Vitória47°52°62°51°313°26°290°--------------23°71°
Goiânia42°62°63°25°59°321°36°293°281°------------16°76°
São Luís66°63°76°320°50°286°20°279°------------82°39°78°
Cuiabá50°57°66°54°309°29°288°278°------------24°74°
Campo Grande48°51°62°50°313°26°290°--------------24°71°
Belo Horizonte45°55°62°12°53°317°30°292°279°------------20°73°
Belém63°69°80°334°54°286°25°279°------------82°35°79°
João Pessoa71°38°66°309°40°287°10°280°------------18°79°46°70°
Curitiba38°56°55°20°52°329°32°298°282°------------14°74°
Recife70°37°66°311°39°287°10°280°------------17°79°46°70°
Teresina66°57°73°322°48°288°19°280°------------10°81°40°75°
Rio de Janeiro44°52°59°10°51°319°28°293°279°------------20°72°
Natal72°42°67°307°40°286°11°279°------------18°80°47°72°
Porto Alegre34°55°50°21°49°334°31°302°283°------------11°74°
Porto Velho59°58°73°346°52°295°24°283°------------81°33°75°
Boa Vista67°76°81°305°52°279°23°277°------------82°38°82°
Florianópolis37°54°53°17°50°329°30°299°282°------------14°73°
São Paulo41°55°57°16°52°324°31°296°281°------------17°73°
Aracaju67°37°65°319°40°290°12°281°------------15°79°43°68°
Palmas59°55°71°345°51°296°23°283°------------81°33°74°

The Sky and Stars in Brazil

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Brasilia, Brazil 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