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OBSERVING
December 2022
1 EVENING: Kick the month off by
looking southward in the early evening
hours to see the waxing gibbous Moon
hanging 2½° below Jupiter. Turn to
page 46 for more on this and other
events listed here.
6 EVENING: The Moon, one day shy
of full, poses between the Hyades and
the Pleiades. Face east-southeast to
take in this sight.
7 EVENING: The full Moon occults
Mars for much of North America. Go
to page 49 for details on this muchanticipated
event.
9 EVENING: Algol shines at
minimum brightness for roughly two
hours centered at 9:08 p.m. PST (see
page 50).
10 EVENING: The waning gibbous
Moon, Castor, and Pollux form a
triangle as they rise in the northeast.
12 EVENING: Algol shines at
minimum brightness for roughly two
hours centered at 8:57 p.m. EST.
14 MORNING: The maximum of the
Geminid meteor shower coincides
with a waning gibbous Moon. Page 50
lists tips on the best meteor-spotting
opportunities.
14 MORNING: If you're out looking for
Geminids, turn toward the south before
sunrise to see the Moon about 4° upper
left of Regulus in Leo, the Lion.
18 MORNING: The waning crescent
Moon accompanies Spica, Virgo's
brightest star, as they climb above
the southeastern horizon. Roughly 5°
separates the pair.
21 THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE
YEAR in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter begins at the solstice at 4:48
p.m. EST (1:48 p.m. PST).
24 DUSK: Find a clear view toward
the southwest to spot the Moon, Venus,
and Mercury in a spiffy triangle near
the horizon.
29 EVENING: High in the southwest,
the first-quarter Moon stands guard
around 6½° above left of Jupiter.
29 EVENING: Algol shines at
minimum brightness for roughly two
hours centered at 10:52 p.m. PST.
31 EVENING: End the year by taking
in the sight of the Moon pleasingly
poised about halfway between Mars
and Jupiter in a scene that extends
from the east to the south.
- DIANA HANNIKAINEN
28,29 DUSK: Mercury and Venus are
less than 2° apart. Look for the two
worlds very low in the southwest after
sunset.
26 DUSK: The thin, waxing lunar
crescent hangs around 5° left of
Saturn. Catch the pair while they're
high in the southwest and follow them
as they gracefully sink toward the
horizon.
One magnificent example of a Neolithic
solstice monument is Newgrange in
County Meath, Ireland. On mornings
around the winter solstice, rays from the
Sun illuminate the interior passageway.
© PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE / NATIONAL MONUMENTS
SERVICE / GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND
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