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| - | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for FEBRUARY 2016 ====== | + | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for DECEMBER 2016 ====== |
| - | * February 8 -- __**New Moon**__\\ | + | * December 7 -- First Quarter |
| - | * February 15 -- First Quarter\\ | + | * December 13 -- Full Moon |
| - | * February 22 -- Full Moon | + | * December 20 -- Last Quarter |
| - | * February 26 -- General Meeting, Topeka Library, 7 pm. Join us! | + | * December 29 -- New Moon |
| + | * January 26, 2017 -- first General Meeting of New Year, Topeka Library, 7 pm. | ||
| - | ===== PLANETS in February 2016 ===== | + | ===== PLANETS in December 2016 ===== |
| Evening Sky: | Evening Sky: | ||
| - | * **Uranus** -- in southwest | + | * **Mercury** -- in southwest |
| - | * **Neptune** -- in southwest, early February only | + | * **Venus** -- in southwest |
| + | * **Mars** -- in south | ||
| + | * **Uranus** -- in southeast | ||
| + | * **Neptune** -- in south | ||
| Midnight: | Midnight: | ||
| - | * **Jupiter** -- in southeast | + | * **Uranus** -- in west |
| Morning Sky: | Morning Sky: | ||
| - | * **Mercury** -- in southeast | + | * **Jupiter** -- in southeast |
| - | * **Venus** -- in southeast | + | * **Saturn** -- in southeast, starting late in December |
| - | * **Mars** -- in south | + | |
| - | * **Jupiter** -- in west | + | |
| - | * **Saturn** -- in south | + | |
| - | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during February 2016 ===== | + | |
| - | North to South, at 7-9 pm: | + | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during December 2016 ===== |
| + | North to South, at 8-10 pm: | ||
| * **Ursa Minor**, the Little Bear, also the Little Dipper | * **Ursa Minor**, the Little Bear, also the Little Dipper | ||
| - | * **Camelopardalis**, | + | * **Cepheus**, the King of Ethiopia |
| - | * **Perseus**, the King of Mycenae and slayer of monsters | + | * **Cassiopeia**, the wife of King Cepheus |
| - | * **Auriga**, the Charioteer | + | * **Lacerta**, the Lizard |
| + | * **Perseus**, vanquisher of Medusa and rescuer of Andromeda | ||
| + | * **Andromeda**, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia | ||
| + | * **Pegasus**, the Winged Horse | ||
| + | * **Triangulum**, yes, the triangle | ||
| + | * **Aries**, the Ram | ||
| * **Taurus**, the Bull | * **Taurus**, the Bull | ||
| - | * **Orion**, the Hunter | + | * **Sagitta**, the Arrow |
| - | * **Lepus**, the Rabbit | + | * **Cetus**, the Sea Monster |
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| + | ===== SKY EXTRAS in December 2016 ===== | ||
| + | * Still LOTS of evening planets in December ! Check out the planet list above. Uranus is easily visible in binoculars, even visible naked-eye with deep dark-vision adaptation, from very dark skies. Mars is readily visible, but don't mistake it for its visual twin, the red star Antares. | ||
| + | * The great Geminid meteor shower peaks December 13, unfortunately right at full moon, which will wash out this year's show. | ||
| + | * Comet fans: we're coming into a 6-8 month period offering lots of comets. Already late in December, one evening comet should be visible in binoculars: periodic comet 45P, with the unlikely name of Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova. Look fairly low in the western sky in evening twilight, best late in the month within the constellation Capricorn. | ||
| - | ===== SKY EXTRAS in February 2016 ===== | ||
| - | * The moon meets up with Mercury and Venus just before sunrise on the morning of Saturday, February 6. Have a look to the southeast about 7:00 am or a bit earlier. | ||
| - | * Jupiter's moon Ganymede leaves a shadow in the middle of Jupiter's face, February 16 about 11:30 pm. | ||
| - | * Comet **Catalina C/2013 US10** will fade rapidly but will still be visible in binoculars all month relatively high in early evenings, in the constellation Camelopardalis. | ||
| - | * No great meteor showers in February. | ||
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