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Can Monocerotids be seen in Ireland?


Dublin, capital of Ireland.

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 Ireland.

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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.
Dublin39°143°45°182°38°221°23°252°276°----------87°25°112°
Carlow39°142°45°182°39°221°23°251°276°----------87°25°112°
Cavan38°142°44°181°38°220°23°250°275°----------86°25°112°
Clare38°139°45°178°39°218°25°249°274°----------85°24°110°
Cork39°139°46°179°40°220°25°250°275°----------85°25°110°
Donegal37°141°43°180°38°219°24°249°275°----------86°24°111°
Galway38°139°45°179°39°218°25°249°274°----------85°24°110°
Kerry39°138°46°177°40°218°25°249°274°----------84°24°109°
Kildare39°142°45°182°38°221°23°251°276°----------87°25°112°
Kilkenny39°141°45°181°39°221°24°251°276°----------86°25°111°
Laois39°141°45°181°39°220°24°251°276°----------86°25°111°
Leitrim38°141°44°180°38°219°24°250°275°----------86°24°111°
Limerick39°140°45°179°39°219°25°250°275°----------85°24°110°
Longford38°141°44°180°38°219°24°250°275°----------86°24°111°
Louth39°143°44°182°38°221°23°251°276°----------87°25°112°
Mayo38°140°44°178°39°218°24°249°274°----------85°24°110°
Meath39°142°44°182°38°221°23°251°276°----------87°25°112°
Monaghan38°142°44°181°37°220°23°251°276°----------87°25°112°
Offaly39°141°45°181°39°220°24°251°275°----------86°25°111°
Roscommon38°141°44°180°38°219°24°250°275°----------86°24°111°
Sligo38°141°44°179°38°218°24°249°274°----------86°24°111°
Tipperary39°140°46°180°39°220°24°250°275°----------86°25°110°
Waterford40°141°46°181°39°221°24°251°276°----------86°25°111°
Westmeath39°141°44°181°38°220°24°250°275°----------86°25°111°
Wexford40°142°46°182°39°222°23°252°276°----------87°26°112°
Wicklow40°143°45°183°38°222°23°252°277°----------87°26°112°

The Sky and Stars in Ireland

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Dublin, Ireland 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