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2
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Moon near Uranus (evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. +5.8.
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5
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Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 10h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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6
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Moon near Aldebaran (midnight sky) at 3h UT.
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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6
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Full Moon at 12:26 UT.
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8
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 10h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky.
• Superior & Inferior Conjunctions (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 15h UT.
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10
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Moon near Beehive Cluster (morning sky) at 19h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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12
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Moon near Jupiter (117° from Sun, morning sky) at 1h UT. Mag. -2.3.
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12
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Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 16h UT.
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12
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 404,581 km; angular size 29.5').
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14
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Geminid Meteor Shower peaks at 12h UT. Major activity lasts almost 24 hours around peak time. Produces bright, medium-speed meteors at its peak (up to 80 meteors/hour). Most reliable meteor shower. Easy to observe (radiant shown on sky map). Best seen after midnight.
• Observing the Geminids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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14
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Last Quarter Moon at 12:53 UT.
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17
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Moon near Spica (61° from Sun, morning sky) at 3h UT.
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19
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Moon near Saturn (28° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. +0.5.
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21
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December solstice at 23:03 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest south of the celestial equator marking the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• December Solstice (Wikipedia)
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22
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New Moon at 1:35 UT. Start of lunation 1138.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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23
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Moon near Venus (14° from Sun) at 3h UT.
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24
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17h UT (364,797 km; angular size 32.8').
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25
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Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. +1.1.
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28
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First Quarter Moon at 18:32 UT.
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Moon near Uranus (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. +5.8. Occultation visible from Alaska, USA.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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