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Can Phoenicids be seen in Antarctica?


Vostok, capital of Antarctica.

We recommend you read the introduction to meteor showers.

Phoenicids(PHO) meteor shower will be active from Saturday, November 28 2020 until Wednesday, December 9 2020. Its peak day is Wednesday, December 2 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 Phoenicids

Phoenicids's radiant during its peak day will be at alpha=18°, delta=-53°.

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 Phoenicids's radiant in the sky during its peak day, Wednesday, December 2 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.
Vostok55°275°50°246°45°221°42°196°41°172°44°148°48°122°53°95°59°64°64°27°64°345°61°306°
Aboa Station60°71°66°32°68°345°63°302°56°270°48°243°42°219°39°195°38°172°41°149°46°125°53°100°
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station53°258°53°228°53°198°53°168°53°138°53°108°53°77°53°47°53°17°53°347°53°317°53°287°
Capitán Arturo Prat Station42°126°55°106°69°80°80°23°74°297°61°264°48°243°37°223°29°204°25°184°27°164°33°144°
Casey Station53°254°42°233°34°212°30°191°30°171°34°150°42°129°52°108°64°82°74°38°75°325°65°280°
Concordia Research Station51°253°44°228°39°205°38°182°39°159°43°136°50°111°57°84°65°49°68°66°317°59°281°
Davis Station65°289°55°259°44°236°37°215°32°193°32°172°35°151°42°129°52°107°63°80°72°38°73°335°
Doctor Sobral54°90°58°58°61°22°62°344°59°308°55°275°50°246°46°220°44°194°44°169°46°144°50°117°
Elephant Island43°125°55°105°69°80°81°18°74°293°60°262°47°241°36°222°28°203°25°183°27°163°33°144°
Escudero Station42°126°55°106°69°80°80°21°74°295°60°263°47°242°36°223°28°203°25°184°27°164°33°144°
General Belgrano Station55°88°61°56°65°17°64°334°60°296°54°265°48°238°43°213°41°189°41°165°44°141°49°115°
General Bernado O’Higgins Station44°124°56°103°69°76°79°16°73°297°60°264°47°242°37°223°29°203°26°183°28°163°34°143°
Great Wall Station42°126°55°106°69°80°80°21°74°295°60°263°47°242°36°223°28°203°25°184°27°164°33°144°
Halley Research Station57°84°64°49°67°65°320°59°284°51°255°45°229°40°206°38°182°40°159°44°136°50°111°
Maitri Station69°46°72°351°66°301°57°268°47°243°40°220°35°198°34°176°36°154°42°132°50°109°60°82°
Mawson Station71°307°60°271°49°246°40°225°33°204°31°183°32°162°38°141°46°119°57°96°68°64°75°
Mirny Station60°269°48°245°39°224°32°203°29°183°31°162°37°141°46°120°57°97°69°66°76°71°303°
Neumayer–Station III63°73°71°29°71°332°63°288°54°259°44°235°38°213°34°191°34°169°38°147°45°125°54°101°
Orcadas Station47°118°61°98°76°66°81°326°68°273°53°251°41°232°31°213°25°194°24°174°28°155°36°136°
Palmer Station42°127°54°106°66°80°77°30°75°312°63°272°50°248°40°228°32°207°28°187°29°167°34°146°
Peter I Island61°276°50°250°41°227°35°206°32°185°33°163°38°142°46°120°56°96°67°65°74°13°70°312°
San Martín Station43°127°53°104°64°76°73°31°73°325°64°282°53°254°43°232°35°211°31°190°32°168°36°147°
Scott Base44°221°41°196°41°172°43°148°47°123°53°96°59°65°64°28°65°345°61°306°55°273°49°245°
Signy Island47°118°61°98°75°68°81°329°68°274°54°251°41°232°31°214°25°195°24°175°28°155°36°136°
Svea Station61°69°67°29°68°341°63°299°55°267°47°241°41°217°38°194°38°171°41°148°46°124°53°98°
Teniente Jubany Station43°125°55°105°69°80°80°20°74°295°60°263°47°242°36°223°28°203°25°183°27°163°33°144°
Tor Station66°53°71°67°312°59°276°50°249°42°226°37°203°35°181°36°159°41°137°49°113°58°87°
Troll Station66°57°71°68°316°60°279°51°251°43°228°37°205°35°183°36°161°41°139°48°115°57°89°
Wasa Station61°74°68°34°69°343°64°299°55°267°47°241°41°218°37°195°36°173°39°150°45°127°53°102°
Zhongshan Station66°292°55°262°45°238°38°216°33°195°32°173°36°152°42°130°52°107°62°80°71°40°73°339°

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