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Can Phoenicids be seen in Dominican Republic?


Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic.

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 Dominican Republic.

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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.
Santo Domingo205°----------------154°17°170°18°189°
Azua10°204°----------------154°17°170°18°188°
Baoruco10°204°----------------153°17°169°18°188°
Barahona10°204°----------------153°17°169°18°188°
Dajabón204°----------------153°16°169°17°188°
Duarte205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
El Seibo205°----------------154°17°171°17°189°
Elías Piña10°204°----------------153°17°169°17°188°
Espaillat205°----------------154°16°170°17°189°
Hato Mayor205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
Independencia10°204°----------------153°17°169°18°188°
La Altagracia205°----------------155°17°171°17°190°
La Romana205°----------------154°18°171°17°190°
La Vega204°----------------154°16°170°17°189°
María Trinidad Sánchez205°----------------154°16°170°17°189°
Monseñor Nouel205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
Monte Cristi204°----------------153°16°169°16°188°
Monte Plata205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
Pedernales11°204°----------------153°17°169°18°188°
Peravia10°205°----------------154°17°170°18°189°
Puerto Plata204°----------------154°16°170°16°188°
Salcedo205°----------------154°16°170°17°189°
Samaná205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
San Cristóbal10°205°----------------154°17°170°18°189°
San José de Ocoa10°205°----------------154°17°170°18°189°
San Juan10°204°----------------153°17°169°17°188°
San Pedro de Macorís205°----------------154°17°170°18°189°
Sánchez Ramírez205°----------------154°17°170°17°189°
Santiago204°----------------154°16°170°17°188°
Santiago Rodríguez204°----------------153°16°169°17°188°
Valverde204°----------------154°16°169°17°188°

The Sky and Stars in Dominican Republic

The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 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