A quick Look at December's 2011 Night Sky
November 28th 2011 06:12
Category: Cosmic Objects
I was fortunate to take a few images before the clouds came of Venus and the Moon.
There is a tiny star just visible to the right of the moon called Mu Sagittari.
Stars and planets positions are always changing in relation to Earth. Venus sets early in the northern hemisphere.
Jupiter is a great planet to spot, if you’re feeling a little more adventurous the open cluster Pleades or the seven Sisters can be seen shining brightly in the evening sky look towards the north east.
With the approaching lunar eclipse in December 10th 2011 should put on a good show weather permitting. If I get the chance I will be posting some images on Twitter.
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Mars rises around 1am in the northern hemisphere look due east. Saturn can be seen just before sunrise.
Now is perhaps a great time to venture out into the night before it gets too chilly.
For those of us who are located on the southern hemisphere summer is fast approaching.
As I live in a location that is sub tropical the insects and snakes can be a problem especially at night, not to mention we are approaching the wet season.
If your location is situated in southern hemisphere in an area of low light pollution comet Levy P2006T1 is visible in the North West.
A set of binoculars will provide a better view the only problem is visible around 2 am.
comet Levy P2006T1 will be also visible in the southern hemisphere and can be seen low on the horizon, look towards the North West at about 7.00 pm eastern Australian time.
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Take a break take a tour of the night sky while you can before it gets too cold or in my case hot and humid.
Clear skies everyone.
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I am happy that you were able to see something makes a nice change.
The bright object is Venus. If you have a pair of binoculars you may
notice that Venus has a small crescent just like the Moon.
Keep looking up