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Can Monocerotids be seen in Turkey?


Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

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 Turkey.

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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.
Istanbul43°124°56°165°52°217°33°249°11°271°------------22°99°
Adana49°127°61°176°51°229°30°257°275°----------83°28°102°
Afion45°123°59°167°53°221°33°252°10°272°----------80°24°99°
Amasya47°131°57°178°49°226°29°255°275°----------84°27°104°
Ankara46°127°58°172°51°223°31°253°274°----------82°25°101°
Antalya46°122°61°167°54°223°33°253°10°273°----------80°24°98°
Artvin50°139°57°188°45°233°24°259°279°----------88°32°109°
Aydin44°120°59°162°55°218°35°251°12°271°------------22°97°
Balikesir43°121°57°163°53°216°35°249°12°270°------------22°98°
Bartin44°128°56°171°50°221°31°252°273°----------81°25°102°
Bayburt51°140°57°190°45°234°23°260°280°----------10°88°33°109°
Bilecik44°124°57°167°52°219°33°251°10°272°----------80°23°99°
Bursa43°123°57°165°52°217°34°250°11°271°------------22°99°
Corum47°130°57°176°49°225°29°254°275°----------83°27°103°
Denizli45°121°59°164°54°219°34°251°11°272°------------23°98°
Edirne41°122°55°162°52°213°35°247°13°269°------------20°98°
Elazig50°133°59°184°48°232°27°258°278°----------86°30°105°
Erzincan50°135°58°184°47°231°26°258°278°----------86°30°106°
Erzurum51°137°58°188°46°233°25°259°279°----------87°32°108°
Eskisehir44°124°58°168°52°220°33°251°10°272°----------80°24°100°
Gaziantep50°129°61°180°50°231°28°258°277°----------84°29°103°
Icel43°123°57°165°52°218°34°250°11°271°------------23°99°
Isparta45°123°60°167°53°222°33°253°10°273°----------80°24°99°
Izmir43°120°58°161°55°216°36°249°13°270°------------21°97°
Karabuk47°127°59°173°51°225°31°254°274°----------82°26°101°
Kars51°140°57°191°44°235°23°260°280°----------10°88°33°109°
Kayseri48°129°59°178°50°228°29°256°276°----------83°28°103°
Kirklareli41°122°55°163°52°214°34°247°12°270°------------21°98°
Kocaeli48°129°59°176°50°227°29°255°275°----------83°27°103°
Konya47°125°60°171°52°224°32°254°274°----------81°25°100°
Kutahya44°123°58°167°52°219°33°251°10°272°----------80°23°99°
Malatya50°132°60°182°49°231°27°258°277°----------85°30°104°
Manisa43°120°58°162°54°216°35°250°12°270°------------21°97°
Sakarya44°125°57°168°51°219°32°251°10°272°----------80°23°100°
Samsun47°132°57°179°48°226°28°255°276°----------84°28°105°
Sivas48°132°58°180°48°228°28°256°276°----------84°29°104°
Trabzon49°136°57°185°46°230°26°258°278°----------86°30°107°

The Sky and Stars in Turkey

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Istanbul, Turkey 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