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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+
  
 +[[http://​www.skyandtelescope.com/​observing/​sky-at-a-glance/​|Sky and Telescope'​s Sky at a glance]] \\
 +OR \\
 +[[http://​www.astronomy.com/​observing/​sky-this-week|Astronomy Magazine'​s Sky This Week]] ​
  
-===== 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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