Sky Watching December 14 & 18
Sky Watching
2012,December,14&18
Fri., December 14, midnight–dawn
Geminid meteor shower : One of the finest meteor showers of the year
Tue., December 18, 4 a.m. EST
Ceres at opposition : Once the largest asteroid, Ceres has now been reclassified as a dwarf
planet. At magnitude 6.6, it is an easy target in binoculars. Notice
that Ceres is close to Vesta in the sky.
Mercury will be well placed in the morning sky for observers in the northern hemisphere
Venus is still a morning “star,” shining brightly before sunrise
Jupiter is in Taurus, close to Aldebaran and the Hyades
Saturn is now a morning star.
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 of December 14 around midnight
(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)
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