Astronomy

Sky Watching Dec 18 - 25

Sky Watching

2012,December,18-25

   Tue., December 18, 4 a.m.
    Ceres at opposition :
                                               Once the largest asteroid, Ceres has now been reclassified as a dwarf planet. At magnitude 6.6, it is an easy target in binoculars. Notice that Ceres is close to Vesta in the sky.

   Wed., December 25, 7 p.m
Jupiter and the moon:
                                                 The moon will pass just south of Jupiter soon after moonrise in the eastern sky. The two brightest star clusters in the sky, the Hyades and the Pleiades, are nearby.

   Venus is still a morning ?star,?
Mars has faded into the west moving behind the sun. It moves from Sagittarius into Capricornus on December 25.
Saturn is now a morning star.
Uranus is visible all evening in Pisces. It sets around 1 a.m.
              Neptune remains in the depths of Aquarius all month, and sets around 10 p.m.

Sky Map

(Sky Map over N.America)

(Sky Map over S.America)

(Sky Map over Africa)

(Sky Map over Europe)

(Sky Map over Asia)

(Sky Map over Australia)

- Sky Watching Dec - 25
Sky Watching 2012, December, 25                                     ...

- Sky Watching December 9-11
Sky Watching 2012,December 9-11          Sun., December 9, 3 a.m Vesta at opposition :                                     ...

- Sky Watching Nov 27-29
Sky Watching 2012,November,27,28,29 November 27, before sunrise :                                           ...

- Picture Of The Day - Nov 5
Picture Of The Day 2012 November , 5                                                          ...

- Picture Of The Day Oct - 25
Picture Of The Day October 25 , Thursday The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)                                                           ...

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