Check out the night sky this month, December 2024. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: December 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2024?
This month, enjoy dazzling views of Venus as the “Evening Star,” Jupiter at its brightest during opposition, and Mars doubling in brightness, and look for the Winter Triangle. The Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlight conditions, but you might get lucky and catch a shooting star that week before sunrise!
0:00 Intro
0:14 December planet highlights
1:31 The Winter Stars
1:57 The Winter Triangle
2:42 Geminid Meteor Shower
3:14 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….
** What to see in the night sky: December 2024 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their pick of the best things to see in the night sky this month.
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – December 2024 | Jupiter Shines, Winter Stars, and Many Meteors – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the #night #sky. Join us for the December 2024 episode and mark the #solstice, be amazed by #Jupiter, welcome the arrival of winter’s bright #stars, and prep for what’s usually the year’s best #meteorshower.
Listen and subscribe to this podcast at https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/ and don’t forget to subscribe to S&T’s YouTube channel to get alerts about new videos, including this monthly podcast.
See also
- Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events | Sky & Telescope
- Interactive Sky Chart | Map Your Night Sky – Sky & Telescope
- Astronomy Pictures: Sky & Telescope’s Online Gallery Archives | Sky & Telescope
** What’s in the Night Sky: December 2024 – National Space Centre
What’s in the Night Sky: December 2024
Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Ray Craters on the Moon
✨ Constellation of the Month: Pisces
** What’s in the Sky this Month | December 2024 – High Point Scientific on Youtube
In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in December 2024!
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:36 – Nearest Neighbors
01:56 – Jupiter at Opposition
02:51 – Geminid Meteor Shower
03:13 – Melotte 20
04:04 – Algol
04:30 – Pleiades
05:37 – Conclusion
** Night Sky Notebook December 2024– Peter Detterline
What you see when you look up into the night skies of December 2024.
** See also:
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- December Night Sky Guide (December 2024) | Farmers’ Almanac
- December 2024 Night Sky Calendar | Voyageurs Conservancy
- December 2024: What’s in the sky this month? | Astronomy.com
- Night sky, December 2024: What you can see tonight [maps] | Space .com
- Visible planets and night sky guide for December | EarthSky.org
- 23 Must-See Astronomy Events in the December Night Sky (2024) | SpaceTourismGuide.com
- Astronomical Events December 2024 | Star Walk
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