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Can Monocerotids be seen in Italy?


Roma - Lazio, capital of Italy.

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 Italy.

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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.
Roma - Lazio50°140°56°190°44°233°23°259°280°----------10°88°32°110°
Chieti - Abruzzo50°143°55°192°43°234°22°260°------------11°89°33°112°
L'Aquila - Abruzzo50°142°55°191°43°234°23°260°280°----------11°89°32°111°
Pescara - Abruzzo50°143°55°192°42°234°22°260°------------11°89°33°112°
Teramo - Abruzzo50°143°55°192°43°234°22°260°281°----------11°89°33°111°
Matera - Basilicata53°145°56°197°42°238°21°263°------------13°91°35°113°
Potenza - Basilicata52°144°56°196°43°237°21°262°------------12°90°35°112°
Catanzaro - Calabria54°144°58°198°43°240°21°263°------------13°90°36°111°
Cosenza - Calabria54°144°58°197°43°239°21°263°------------13°90°36°111°
Crotone - Calabria54°145°58°199°42°240°20°264°------------13°91°36°112°
Reggio Calabria - Calabria54°142°59°197°44°239°22°263°------------12°89°35°110°
Vibo Valentia - Calabria54°143°58°197°43°239°21°263°------------13°90°36°111°
Avellino - Campania52°143°56°194°43°236°22°261°------------12°89°34°111°
Benevento - Campania51°143°56°194°43°236°22°261°------------12°90°34°111°
Caserta - Campania51°142°56°193°43°236°22°261°------------11°89°33°111°
Napoli - Campania51°142°57°193°43°236°22°261°------------11°89°34°111°
Campania - Salerno52°143°57°194°43°236°22°261°------------12°89°34°111°
Emilia Romagna - Bologna47°141°53°187°43°230°24°257°279°----------88°30°110°
Ferrara - Emilia Romagna47°141°53°188°43°230°23°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Forlì-Cesena - Emilia Romagna48°141°54°188°43°231°23°258°279°----------10°88°31°111°
Modena - Emilia Romagna47°140°53°186°43°229°24°257°279°----------88°30°110°
Parma - Emilia Romagna46°140°53°185°43°228°24°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Piacenza - Emilia Romagna46°139°53°184°43°227°25°256°278°----------87°29°109°
Ravenna - Emilia Romagna48°142°53°189°42°231°23°258°279°----------10°88°31°111°
Reggio Emilia - Emilia Romagna47°140°53°186°43°229°24°257°278°----------87°30°110°
Rimini - Emilia Romagna48°142°54°189°42°231°23°258°280°----------10°89°31°111°
Gorizia - Friuli Venezia Giulia47°145°52°191°41°231°22°259°280°----------11°90°31°113°
Pordenone - Friuli Venezia Giulia46°143°52°189°41°230°22°258°280°----------10°89°31°112°
Trieste - Friuli Venezia Giulia47°145°52°191°41°232°22°259°281°----------11°90°31°113°
Udine - Friuli Venezia Giulia47°144°51°190°41°231°22°258°280°----------10°89°31°113°
Frosinone - Lazio50°141°56°191°43°234°23°260°280°----------11°89°33°110°
Latina - Lazio50°141°56°190°44°234°23°260°280°----------10°88°32°110°
Rieti - Lazio49°141°55°190°43°233°23°259°280°----------10°88°32°110°
Viterbo - Lazio49°140°55°189°44°232°24°259°279°----------10°88°31°110°
Genova - Liguria46°138°54°183°44°227°25°256°277°----------86°29°108°
Imperia - Liguria46°136°54°182°45°226°26°255°277°----------85°28°107°
La Spezia - Liguria47°138°54°185°44°228°25°256°278°----------87°29°109°
Savona - Liguria46°137°54°182°45°227°26°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Bergamo - Lombardia45°139°52°184°43°227°25°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Brescia - Lombardia46°140°52°185°43°228°24°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Como - Lombardia45°139°52°183°43°226°25°255°277°----------86°28°109°
Cremona - Lombardia46°139°53°185°43°228°24°256°278°----------87°29°110°
Lecco - Lombardia45°139°52°184°43°227°25°255°277°----------87°28°109°
Lodi - Lombardia46°139°53°184°43°227°25°256°278°----------87°29°109°
Mantova - Lombardia46°140°53°186°43°229°24°257°278°----------88°30°110°
Milano - Lombardia45°139°52°183°43°227°25°255°277°----------86°28°109°
Pavia - Lombardia46°138°53°183°44°227°25°255°277°----------86°29°109°
Sondrio - Lombardia45°140°52°185°43°227°24°255°278°----------87°29°110°
Varese - Lombardia45°138°52°183°43°226°25°255°277°----------86°28°109°
Ancona - Marche49°143°54°191°42°233°22°259°280°----------11°89°32°112°
Ascoli Piceno - Marche49°142°55°191°43°233°22°260°280°----------11°89°32°111°
Macerata - Marche49°143°54°191°42°233°22°259°280°----------11°89°32°111°
Pesaro - Urbino - Marche48°142°54°189°43°232°23°259°280°----------10°89°31°111°
Campobasso - Molise51°143°56°193°43°236°22°261°------------12°90°34°111°
Isernia - Molise51°142°56°193°43°235°22°261°------------11°89°33°111°
Alessandria - Piemonte46°138°53°183°44°226°25°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Asti - Piemonte45°137°53°182°44°226°26°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Biella - Piemonte45°137°52°182°44°225°26°254°276°----------86°28°108°
Cuneo - Piemonte45°136°54°181°45°225°26°254°276°----------85°28°107°
Novara - Piemonte45°138°53°183°44°226°25°255°277°----------86°28°109°
Torino - Piemonte45°136°53°181°44°225°26°254°276°----------85°28°108°
Verbania - Piemonte45°138°52°182°43°226°25°255°277°----------86°28°109°
Vercelli - Piemonte45°138°53°182°44°226°26°255°277°----------86°28°108°
Bari - Puglia52°146°56°197°42°238°20°263°------------13°91°35°113°
Brindisi - Puglia53°147°56°199°41°239°20°264°------------14°91°36°113°
Foggia - Puglia51°144°56°195°42°237°21°262°------------12°90°34°112°
Lecce - Puglia53°147°56°200°41°240°19°264°------------14°92°36°114°
Taranto - Puglia53°146°56°198°42°239°20°263°------------13°91°36°113°
Cagliari - Sardegna50°134°59°184°48°231°26°258°278°----------86°30°106°
Nuoro - Sardegna49°135°58°184°47°231°26°258°278°----------86°30°106°
Oristano - Sardegna49°134°58°183°47°230°27°257°277°----------85°30°106°
Sassari - Sardegna49°134°57°183°47°229°27°257°277°----------85°29°106°
Agrigento - Sicilia54°138°60°193°46°238°23°262°------------11°88°34°108°
Caltanissetta - Sicilia54°139°60°194°45°238°23°262°------------11°88°35°108°
Catania - Sicilia54°140°60°196°45°239°22°263°------------12°89°35°109°
Enna - Sicilia54°139°60°194°45°238°23°262°------------11°88°35°109°
Messina - Sicilia54°142°59°196°44°239°22°263°------------12°89°35°110°
Palermo - Sicilia53°138°59°192°45°237°23°262°------------10°88°34°108°
Ragusa - Sicilia55°139°60°195°45°239°22°263°------------12°89°35°109°
Siracusa - Sicilia55°140°60°196°45°240°22°263°------------12°89°36°109°
Trapani - Sicilia53°137°60°191°46°236°24°261°280°----------10°87°33°108°
Arezzo - Toscana48°141°54°188°43°231°24°258°279°----------10°88°31°110°
Firenze - Toscana48°140°54°187°43°230°24°258°279°----------88°30°110°
Grosseto - Toscana48°139°55°187°44°231°24°258°279°----------87°31°109°
Livorno - Toscana47°139°54°186°44°229°25°257°278°----------87°30°109°
Lucca - Toscana47°139°54°186°44°229°24°257°278°----------87°30°109°
Massa Carrara - Toscana47°139°54°185°44°228°25°256°278°----------87°29°109°
Pisa - Toscana47°139°54°186°44°229°25°257°278°----------87°30°109°
Pistoia - Toscana47°140°54°186°43°230°24°257°279°----------87°30°110°
Prato - Toscana48°140°54°187°43°230°24°257°279°----------88°30°110°
Siena - Toscana48°140°54°187°44°231°24°258°279°----------88°31°110°
Bolzano - Trentino Alto Adige46°142°51°187°42°228°23°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Trento - Trentino Alto Adige46°141°52°187°42°228°23°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Perugia - Umbria49°141°55°189°43°232°23°259°280°----------10°88°31°110°
Terni - Umbria49°141°55°190°43°233°23°259°280°----------10°88°32°110°
Aosta - Valle d'Aosta44°136°52°180°44°224°26°254°276°----------85°27°108°
Belluno - Veneto46°143°52°188°41°230°23°257°279°----------10°89°30°112°
Padova - Veneto47°142°52°188°42°230°23°257°279°----------10°88°30°111°
Rovigo - Veneto47°142°53°188°42°230°23°257°279°----------10°88°30°111°
Treviso - Veneto47°143°52°188°42°230°23°258°279°----------10°89°30°112°
Venezia - Veneto47°143°52°189°42°230°23°258°280°----------10°89°31°112°
Verona - Veneto46°141°52°186°42°229°24°257°279°----------88°30°111°
Vicenza - Veneto46°142°52°187°42°229°23°257°279°----------88°30°111°

The Sky and Stars in Italy

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Roma - Lazio, Italy 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.

Roma - LazioChieti - AbruzzoL'Aquila - AbruzzoPescara - AbruzzoTeramo - AbruzzoMatera - BasilicataPotenza - BasilicataCatanzaro - CalabriaCosenza - CalabriaCrotone - CalabriaReggio Calabria - CalabriaVibo Valentia - CalabriaAvellino - CampaniaBenevento - CampaniaCaserta - CampaniaNapoli - CampaniaCampania - SalernoEmilia Romagna - BolognaFerrara - Emilia RomagnaForlì-Cesena - Emilia RomagnaModena - Emilia RomagnaParma - Emilia RomagnaPiacenza - Emilia RomagnaRavenna - Emilia RomagnaReggio Emilia - Emilia RomagnaRimini - Emilia RomagnaGorizia - Friuli Venezia GiuliaPordenone - Friuli Venezia GiuliaTrieste - Friuli Venezia GiuliaUdine - Friuli Venezia GiuliaFrosinone - LazioLatina - LazioRieti - LazioViterbo - LazioGenova - LiguriaImperia - LiguriaLa Spezia - LiguriaSavona - LiguriaBergamo - LombardiaBrescia - LombardiaComo - LombardiaCremona - LombardiaLecco - LombardiaLodi - LombardiaMantova - LombardiaMilano - LombardiaPavia - LombardiaSondrio - LombardiaVarese - LombardiaAncona - MarcheAscoli Piceno - MarcheMacerata - MarchePesaro - Urbino - MarcheCampobasso - MoliseIsernia - MoliseAlessandria - PiemonteAsti - PiemonteBiella - PiemonteCuneo - PiemonteNovara - PiemonteTorino - PiemonteVerbania - PiemonteVercelli - PiemonteBari - PugliaBrindisi - PugliaFoggia - PugliaLecce - PugliaTaranto - PugliaCagliari - SardegnaNuoro - SardegnaOristano - SardegnaSassari - SardegnaAgrigento - SiciliaCaltanissetta - SiciliaCatania - SiciliaEnna - SiciliaMessina - SiciliaPalermo - SiciliaRagusa - SiciliaSiracusa - SiciliaTrapani - SiciliaArezzo - ToscanaFirenze - ToscanaGrosseto - ToscanaLivorno - ToscanaLucca - ToscanaMassa Carrara - ToscanaPisa - ToscanaPistoia - ToscanaPrato - ToscanaSiena - ToscanaBolzano - Trentino Alto AdigeTrento - Trentino Alto AdigePerugia - UmbriaTerni - UmbriaAosta - Valle d'AostaBelluno - VenetoPadova - VenetoRovigo - VenetoTreviso - VenetoVenezia - VenetoVerona - VenetoVicenza - Veneto
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