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Can Piscis Austr. be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Piscis Austr.(PAU) meteor shower will be active from Wednesday, July 15 2020 until Monday, August 10 2020. Its peak day is Monday, July 27 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 Piscis Austr.

Piscis Austr.'s radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=341°, delta=-30°. The zenithal hourly rate is: 5 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 Piscis Austr.'s radiant in the sky during its peak day, Monday, July 27 2020, for the following cities in Antarctica.

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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.
Vostok41°23°41°348°38°314°33°283°27°253°22°225°19°197°19°170°21°142°26°115°31°86°37°55°
Aboa Station18°144°24°117°31°89°39°58°44°24°45°347°41°312°34°280°26°251°20°224°16°197°15°170°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station30°347°30°317°30°287°30°257°30°227°30°197°30°167°30°137°30°106°30°76°30°46°30°16°
Capitán Arturo Prat Station185°159°12°134°24°110°37°84°50°52°57°54°323°42°287°29°260°16°235°210°
Casey Station52°23°53°339°45°301°33°271°22°245°12°219°193°167°12°141°21°116°33°90°45°59°
Concordia Research Station45°43°326°37°293°29°263°22°236°17°208°15°182°16°155°21°128°28°100°36°71°43°38°
Davis Station42°61°50°25°51°344°44°306°34°275°23°248°15°222°196°169°13°143°22°117°32°91°
Doctor Sobral21°168°23°140°27°111°32°82°36°51°38°18°39°345°36°312°32°281°27°251°24°223°21°195°
Elephant Island184°158°12°133°24°109°38°83°51°50°58°54°320°42°285°28°258°15°234°209°
Escudero Station185°159°12°134°24°109°38°83°51°51°58°54°321°42°286°28°259°15°234°210°
General Belgrano Station18°163°22°135°27°107°33°78°39°46°42°12°41°337°37°304°31°273°25°244°20°217°18°189°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station184°158°13°133°25°108°38°82°50°49°56°53°321°41°286°28°259°16°234°209°
Great Wall Station185°159°12°134°24°109°38°83°51°51°58°54°321°42°286°28°259°16°234°210°
Halley Research Station17°156°21°129°28°101°36°71°42°39°44°42°327°37°294°29°264°22°236°17°209°15°182°
Maitri Station21°123°30°96°40°66°47°32°49°353°45°315°36°282°26°254°18°227°12°201°11°175°14°148°
Mawson Station37°78°47°45°52°49°323°40°289°29°260°18°234°11°209°183°10°156°16°131°26°105°
Mirny Station48°46°53°50°323°40°288°28°260°17°234°10°209°182°156°16°131°26°105°38°78°
Neumayer–Station III16°140°23°114°33°86°42°55°48°19°48°339°42°303°33°272°23°245°15°219°11°192°11°166°
Orcadas Station172°147°16°122°30°98°45°71°56°33°59°344°50°302°36°271°21°247°223°197°
Palmer Station189°163°12°137°23°112°35°86°47°55°55°15°53°330°43°293°31°265°19°239°10°214°
Peter I Island46°47°51°49°327°40°292°30°263°20°237°12°211°185°10°158°17°132°26°106°37°78°
San Martín Station192°166°14°139°23°114°34°87°44°56°51°18°50°336°43°300°32°269°21°243°13°217°
Scott Base39°314°33°282°27°253°22°225°18°198°18°170°20°143°25°115°31°86°37°55°41°22°42°347°
Signy Island173°147°16°123°30°99°44°72°56°35°59°346°50°303°36°272°22°247°10°223°198°
Svea Station18°142°24°115°32°87°40°56°44°21°45°344°40°309°33°278°25°249°19°222°15°195°15°168°
Teniente Jubany Station184°158°12°133°24°109°38°83°51°51°58°54°321°42°286°28°259°15°234°209°
Tor Station20°128°28°101°37°72°45°39°48°45°323°38°290°28°260°20°233°14°207°12°180°14°154°
Troll Station19°130°27°104°36°75°44°42°48°46°326°38°292°29°263°21°236°14°209°12°183°14°156°
Wasa Station16°144°23°118°31°90°40°59°46°24°46°347°42°311°34°279°25°251°18°224°14°197°13°170°
Zhongshan Station42°63°49°27°50°346°44°308°35°277°24°249°16°223°10°197°10°171°14°144°21°118°32°92°

The Sky and Stars in Antarctica

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Vostok, Antarctica 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