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Can Monocerotids be seen in Iceland?


Reykjavik, capital of Iceland.

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 Iceland.

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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.
Reykjavik26°130°33°163°33°199°25°232°13°261°288°--------75°15°102°
Akureyri26°135°32°168°31°203°23°235°11°264°----------78°16°106°
Arnessysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Austur-Bardastrandarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Austur-Hunavatnssysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Austur-Skaftafellssysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Borgarfjardarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Dalasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Eyjafjardarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Gullbringusysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Hafnarfjordur26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Kjosarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Kopavogur26°130°33°164°33°199°25°232°13°261°288°--------75°15°102°
Myrasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Neskaupstadur28°139°33°173°30°208°22°240°10°268°----------82°18°110°
Nordur-Isafjardarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Nordur-Mulasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Nordur-Tingeyjarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Olafsfjordur26°134°31°168°30°202°23°235°12°264°----------78°15°105°
Rangarvallasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Saudarkrokur26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Seydisfjordur27°139°33°173°30°208°22°240°10°268°----------82°17°110°
Skagafjardarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Snafellsnes- og Hnappadalssysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Strandasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Sudur-Mulasysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Sudur-Tingeyjarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Vestmannaeyjar27°132°34°165°33°201°25°234°13°263°----------76°15°103°
Vestur-Bardastrandarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Vestur-Isafjardarsysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°
Vestur-Skaftafellssysla26°133°32°167°31°202°24°235°12°264°----------77°16°105°

The Sky and Stars in Iceland

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Reykjavik, Iceland 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