In the evening of Wednesday (December 7) and until the wee hours of Thursday (December 8), Mars will be directly opposite the sun in the sky in an astronomical arrangement called an opposition. Mars will be in the Taurus constellation in opposition and will be visible for most of the night, peaking around midnight local …
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This week offers multiple opportunities to get a good look at the red planet. On Wednesday (December 7), the full moon will be in close proximity to bright Mars in an event known as the lunar occultation. And on Thursday (December 8), Mars will be in opposition, which means that in Earth’s sky, it will …
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Every once in a while, something will appear in the sky that will catch the attention of even those who normally don’t bother to look up. This will likely be so on the evening of Wednesday, December 7, when the full moon appears in close proximity to the now bright planet Mars. In fact, the …
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Saturn is above 30° in the south at dusk in early December. But catch it early, because the ringed planet sets at 10 p.m. local time on December 1 and 8 p.m. local time on December 31. Saturn is found in eastern Capricorn and begins the month at magnitude 0.7, dropping to magnitude 0.8 on …
