Some highlights for the night sky in December 2007
Saturday 1 December 2007
Sunday 2 December 2007
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Saturday 8 December 2007
Monday 10 December 2007
Tuesday 11 December 2007
- George Mason born in 1725
Thursday 13 December 2007
Monday 17 December 2007
Tuesday 18 December 2007
Friday 21 December 2007
- About one hour after sunset, look for Moon near Pleiades.
- Watch Moon all night pull away from Pleiades.
Tuesday 25 December 2007
- Merry Christmas
- About 2 hours after sunset, look for waning gibbous Moon rising in ENE beneath Pollux.
- Look for Mars in Taurus.
Saturday 29 December 2007
- Before sunrise, look for waning gibbous Moon to the left of Saturn in SW.
- Saturn can be found in Leo to the left of Regulus.
Monday 31 December 2007
- It's New Year's Eve - DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE
- One hour before sunrise, look for Venus in SE above Antares.
Good skywatching resources
John Avellone's provided web sites