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Sky Watching Dec 3&4

Sky Watching

2012,December,3&4

December 3

Jupiter at opposition

Tue., December 4, dawn

Mercury at greatest elongation west:

The best morning apparition of the year for the elusive planet Mercury. Venus and Saturn will point to the tiny glimmer of Mercury, best seen about an hour before sunrise.

Mercury will be well placed in the morning sky for observers in the northern hemisphere for the first half of the month.

Venus is still a morning ?star,? shining brightly before sunrise.

Mars has faded into the west moving behind the sun

Jupiter is in Taurus, close to Aldebaran and the Hyades

Saturn is now a morning star. It begins the month in Virgo

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 (around 9pm - 10 pm)

(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 18 - 25
Sky Watching 2012,December,18-25    Tue., December 18, 4 a.m.     Ceres at opposition...

- 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 :                                           ...

- Sky Watching Nov, 11-14
Sky Watching 2012 ,November 11-14                    Jupiter is now in Taurus, close to Aldebaran and the Hyades. It rises about an hour after sunset, and...

- Sky Watching Oct 27
Sky Watching Sat., October 27 : Mercury at greatest eastern elongation at sunset                              ...

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