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| - | ====== Sky Highlights and NEKAAL Events for DECEMBER 2016 ====== | ||
| - | * December 7 -- First Quarter | ||
| - | * December 13 -- Full Moon | ||
| - | * December 20 -- Last Quarter | ||
| - | * December 29 -- New Moon | ||
| - | * January 26, 2017 -- first General Meeting of New Year, Topeka Library, 7 pm. | ||
| - | ===== PLANETS in December 2016 ===== | ||
| - | Evening Sky: | ||
| - | * **Mercury** -- in southwest | ||
| - | * **Venus** -- in southwest | ||
| - | * **Mars** -- in south | ||
| - | * **Uranus** -- in southeast | ||
| - | * **Neptune** -- in south | ||
| - | Midnight: | + | For sky highlights see: |
| - | * **Uranus** -- in west | + | |
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| - | Morning Sky: | + | |
| - | * **Jupiter** -- in southeast | + | |
| - | * **Saturn** -- in southeast, starting late in December | + | |
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| - | ===== CONSTELLATIONS well placed in evening during December 2016 ===== | + | |
| - | North to South, at 8-10 pm: | + | |
| - | * **Ursa Minor**, the Little Bear, also the Little Dipper | + | |
| - | * **Cepheus**, the King of Ethiopia | + | |
| - | * **Cassiopeia**, the wife of King Cepheus | + | |
| - | * **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 | + | |
| - | * **Sagitta**, the Arrow | + | |
| - | * **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. | + | |
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| + | [[http://www.astronomy.com/observing/sky-this-week|Astronomy Magazine's Sky This Week]] | ||
