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.
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 South Korea.
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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. | |
Seoul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Busan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 173° | 1° | 191° |
Cheju | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 171° | 3° | 189° |
Chollabuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 171° | 0° | 189° |
Chollanam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 171° | 1° | 189° |
Chungcheongbuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Chungcheongnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Daegu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Gangwon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gwangju | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 171° | 1° | 189° |
Gyeonggi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gyeongsangbuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Gyeongsangnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Incheon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeju | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3° | 171° | 3° | 189° |
Kangweon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Kwangju | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 171° | 1° | 189° |
Kyeonggi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Kyeongsangbuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Kyeongsangnam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Pusan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 173° | 1° | 191° |
South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Taegu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 172° | 0° | 190° |
Taejeon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ulsan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1° | 173° | 0° | 191° |
The following is a simulation of the sky and stars as seen from Seoul, South Korea 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.