Skywatch: Mars lights up in early December and the Geminids peak in the middle of the month
Comment this story Comment December skies offer casual skywatchers planetary joy and shooting-star delights. Earththe neighboring planet March brightens due to proximity, but the planet reaches opposition on December 8. Our reddish neighbor is about 50 million kilometers from Earth on December 1, according to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and a week later, …