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Can Monocerotids be seen in Ecuador?


Quito, capital of Ecuador.

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 Ecuador.

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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.
Quito63°72°81°329°55°283°25°279°------------82°35°80°
Guayaquil61°69°79°342°55°287°26°280°------------82°33°79°
Azuay62°67°78°340°54°288°25°280°------------82°34°78°
Bolívar62°69°80°337°55°286°25°280°------------82°34°79°
Canar62°68°79°339°54°287°25°280°------------82°34°79°
Carchi64°73°81°325°54°283°25°278°------------82°36°81°
Chimborazo63°68°79°336°54°287°25°280°------------82°34°79°
Cotopaxi63°74°82°329°55°283°25°278°------------82°35°81°
El Oro61°67°78°344°55°289°26°281°------------82°33°78°
Esmeraldas63°74°82°334°56°283°26°278°------------82°34°81°
Galápagos52°78°80°44°66°288°37°279°278°------------24°82°
Guayas61°69°80°343°55°287°26°280°------------82°33°79°
Imbabura64°73°81°328°55°283°25°279°------------82°35°81°
Loja61°66°78°344°55°290°25°281°------------82°33°78°
Los Ríos62°70°80°338°55°286°26°280°------------82°34°79°
Manabí62°74°82°337°56°283°27°279°------------82°34°81°
Morona-Santiago63°67°78°333°53°287°24°280°------------82°35°78°
Napo65°72°80°319°53°282°23°278°------------82°37°81°
Orellana61°69°79°342°55°287°26°280°------------82°33°79°
Pastaza64°67°78°327°52°286°23°279°------------82°36°79°
Pichincha63°72°81°330°55°284°25°279°------------82°35°80°
Sucumbíos65°71°80°321°53°283°23°279°------------82°37°80°
Tungurahua63°70°80°333°54°285°25°279°------------82°35°79°
Zamora-Chinchipe62°65°77°341°54°289°25°281°------------82°34°77°

The Sky and Stars in Ecuador

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Quito, Ecuador 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