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Can Monocerotids be seen in Greece?


Athens, capital of Greece.

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 Greece.

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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.
Athens51°132°60°183°49°232°27°258°277°----------85°30°105°
Argolis49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Arkadhia50°130°61°181°50°231°28°258°277°----------84°29°103°
Arta48°130°59°178°49°228°29°256°276°----------84°28°103°
Attiki51°132°60°183°48°232°27°259°278°----------85°30°105°
Dhodhekanisos49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Drama48°135°57°184°46°230°26°257°278°----------86°30°107°
Evritania49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Evros50°138°57°187°45°232°25°259°279°----------87°31°108°
Evvoia50°133°59°183°48°231°27°258°277°----------85°30°105°
Florina47°132°57°179°48°227°28°255°276°----------84°28°104°
Fokis49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Fthiotis49°132°59°182°48°230°27°257°277°----------85°29°105°
Grevena48°131°58°179°49°227°28°256°276°----------84°28°104°
Ilia49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Imathia48°133°57°180°48°228°28°256°276°----------85°29°105°
Ioannina48°130°58°178°49°227°29°255°276°----------84°28°103°
Iraklion53°131°63°187°49°236°26°261°278°----------86°32°104°
Kardhitsa49°131°59°180°49°228°28°256°276°----------84°29°104°
Kastoria47°131°57°179°48°227°28°255°276°----------84°28°104°
Kavala49°136°57°184°46°230°26°257°278°----------86°30°107°
Kefallinia48°129°60°177°50°228°29°256°276°----------83°28°103°
Kerkira47°129°58°176°50°226°30°255°275°----------83°27°103°
Khalkidhiki49°134°57°183°47°230°27°257°277°----------85°30°106°
Khania49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Khios52°136°59°188°47°234°25°260°279°----------87°32°107°
Kikladhes49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Kilkis48°134°57°181°47°228°27°256°277°----------85°29°106°
Korinthia50°131°60°181°49°231°28°258°277°----------85°30°104°
Kozani48°132°58°179°48°228°28°256°276°----------84°28°104°
Lakonia51°130°61°181°50°232°28°258°277°----------84°30°103°
Larisa49°132°58°181°48°229°28°257°277°----------85°29°105°
Lasithi54°132°63°188°49°237°26°261°279°----------86°33°105°
Lesvos51°137°59°188°46°234°25°260°279°----------87°32°107°
Levkas49°131°59°180°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Magnisia53°131°63°185°50°235°27°260°278°----------85°32°104°
Messinia50°129°61°180°50°231°29°258°276°----------84°29°103°
Pella48°133°57°180°48°228°28°256°276°----------85°28°105°
Pieria50°132°60°183°49°232°27°258°277°----------85°30°105°
Preveza48°129°59°177°50°227°29°256°276°----------83°28°103°
Rethimni53°131°63°185°50°235°27°260°278°----------85°32°104°
Rodhopi49°131°59°179°49°229°28°257°276°----------84°29°104°
Samos53°136°60°190°47°236°25°261°279°----------87°33°107°
Serrai48°135°57°183°47°229°26°257°277°----------85°29°106°
Thesprotia48°130°58°177°49°227°29°255°275°----------83°27°103°
Thessaloniki48°133°57°182°47°229°27°257°277°----------85°29°105°
Trikala48°131°58°179°49°228°28°256°276°----------84°28°104°
Voiotia50°132°60°182°49°231°27°258°277°----------85°30°104°
Xanthi49°136°57°185°46°231°25°258°278°----------86°30°107°
Zakinthos49°128°60°178°50°229°29°257°276°----------83°28°102°

The Sky and Stars in Greece

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Athens, Greece 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