https://www.youtube.com/user/MrWebbPV

@mrwebbpv

http://mrwebb.podbean.com

http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rob-webb/observing-with-webb

Mercury - Should be able to catch it low in the ESE by the 8th and every morning after 6am for the rest of the month. Gets really close to Jupiter on the 21st. About 25˚ down and to the left of super bright Venus.

Venus - This is the highlight of every morning. As a crescent (in binoculars) in the beginning of the month, it is VERY bright, and easily visible about 30˚ above SE horizon all month.  It rises as early as 4:00am. If you have binoculars or a telescope, you should easily see it transform from a crescent to a half phase throughout the month, about the size of Jupiter in your view.

Mars - Mars is already in the S around sunset, traveling toward the W and setting a little after 11pm each night. Moves from Aquarius to Pisces throughout the month. Absolutely gorgeous and bright and red right now, but not so breathtaking in a telescope. However, if you’re looking at it on the evening of the 6th, Neptune is right nearby (telescope needed).

Saturn - Your last chance for a little while is the first two weeks in December. It’s only about 10˚ above the SW horizon, and sets less than an hour after sunset.

Dec 13th, 14th – Geminid Meteor Shower – A decent year for the Geminids, given the moon will be just shy of first-quarter (less than half-lit and setting after 11pm), giving us a shot at over 100 meteors per hour later in the night, depending on your light pollution levels.

 

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