Check out the night sky this month, December 2023. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: December 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2023?
Clear skies will make for ideal viewing of the Geminid meteor shower, and grab your binoculars to search for asteroid Vesta.
0:00 Intro
0:14 Moon & planet highlights
0:59 Geminid meteors peak
2:05 Observing asteroid Vesta
4:08 December Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
** Tonight’s Sky: December 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky
Step outside on a cold December night when the stars shine bright to find the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus. They will help you locate a binary star system, a fan-shaped open star cluster, and a variable star. Stay tuned for space-based views of a ragged spiral galaxy, an open star cluster, and an edge-on galaxy.
** Geminids, Venus, Jupiter, Orion, Comet Tsuchinshan | Night sky December 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Find out what’s in the night sky tonight, December 2023, with astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel as your guide.
Venus and Jupiter are bright, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak and asteroid Vesta reaches opposition.
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan increases in brightness and Orion returns with its wealth of deep-sky wonders.
00:00 – Intro
00:14 – Mercury
00:55 – Venus
02:33 – Jupiter
03:02 – Saturn
03:44 – Uranus and Neptune
05:39 – Mare Orientale
06:58 – Jupiter occults Ganymede
07:55 – Geminid meteor shower
10:02 – Vesta at opposition
10:31 – Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan
15:22 – Orion and deep-sky objects
22:16 – Taurus
23:36 – Auriga and open clusters
25:00 – Camelopardalis
26:36 Kemble’s Cascade
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – December | The Geminid Meteor Shower and Bright Evening Stars – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the December episode and keep tabs on the #Moon’s whereabouts, watch for some impressive #shootingstars, track down four #planets, and gaze at a tall tower of bright evening #stars. So bundle up, grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
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**** The Geminid Meteor Shower 2023 – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Watch the #Geminid #meteorshower on the evening of December 13th and the morning of December 14th with tips from Sky & Telescope! The #geminids are one of the top #meteor showers of the year. Learn about what the Geminids are and how they form.
See also
- Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events – Sky & Telescope
- This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 1 – 9 – Sky & Telescope
** What’s in the Night Sky December 2023 Geminid Meteor Shower | Astronaut’s Tool Bag – Alyn Wallace
00:00 Intro
00:22 Last Chance!
00:46 Northern Hemisphere Sky
02:01 Southern Hemisphere Sky
02:39 Geminid Meteor Shower
04:15 Astronaut Tool Bag
05:35 Betelgeuse Eclipse
06:40 Planets
07:28 Full Moon
07:47 #WITNS Winners
** Night Sky Notebook December 2023 – Peter Detterline
** See also:
- December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula | NASA Science – Dec.1.2023
- December Night Sky Guide (December 2023) | Farmers’ Almanac
- December 2023 Night Sky Calendar | Voyageurs Conservancy
- What’s in the Sky This Month? | December 2023 | High Point Scientific
- 13 Must-See Astronomy Events in the December Night Sky (2023) | SpaceTourismGuide.com
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