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Can Monocerotids be seen in Colombia?


Bogotá, capital of Colombia.

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 Colombia.

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CityTime
00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.Alt.Az.
Bogotá69°80°80°291°51°277°21°277°------------10°83°40°83°
Amazonas69°62°75°312°48°284°18°279°------------12°81°41°78°
Antioquia68°86°82°277°53°274°23°276°------------83°39°86°
Arauca72°84°78°278°48°275°18°276°------------14°83°43°85°
Atlántico68°95°81°253°52°269°22°274°------------10°84°40°88°
Caldas68°82°82°289°52°276°22°276°------------83°39°84°
Caquetá68°71°78°307°50°281°20°278°------------10°82°40°81°
Cartagena68°94°82°253°53°270°23°274°------------10°84°39°88°
Casanare72°80°78°284°48°276°19°277°------------13°83°43°84°
Cauca65°75°82°314°53°281°24°278°------------82°37°82°
César70°92°80°263°51°271°21°275°------------11°84°41°87°
Chocó66°85°84°285°54°275°24°276°------------83°37°85°
Córdoba68°89°83°267°53°272°23°275°------------83°39°87°
Cundinamarca69°80°80°290°51°277°21°277°------------10°83°40°84°
Guainía76°99°74°263°44°271°15°276°------------18°85°48°90°
Guaviare70°71°77°299°48°280°19°278°------------12°82°42°81°
Huila67°76°81°305°52°280°22°278°------------82°38°82°
La Guajira71°99°79°253°50°269°20°274°------------13°84°42°90°
Magdalena69°94°81°257°51°270°22°275°------------11°84°40°88°
Meta70°76°79°296°50°279°20°277°------------11°83°41°82°
Narino64°75°82°321°54°282°25°278°------------82°36°81°
Norte de Santander70°89°80°270°50°273°20°276°------------12°84°42°86°
Putumayo66°71°79°315°52°282°22°278°------------82°38°80°
Quindío67°80°82°296°52°277°23°277°------------83°39°83°
Risaralda67°81°82°292°53°277°23°277°------------83°38°84°
San Andrés y Providencia62°97°85°198°59°265°29°272°278°----------83°33°89°
Santander70°86°80°277°51°274°21°276°------------11°83°41°85°
Sucre68°91°82°262°52°271°23°275°------------10°83°39°87°
Tolima68°79°81°296°52°278°22°277°------------83°39°83°
Valle del Cauca66°79°82°302°53°278°24°277°------------82°38°83°
Vaupés71°66°75°301°47°281°17°278°------------13°82°43°79°
Vichada74°77°76°285°46°277°16°277°------------15°83°45°83°

The Sky and Stars in Colombia

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Bogotá, Colombia 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