Actual Astronomy - Objects to Observe in December

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] In this episode we’ll talk about what you can see in the night time sky this month. For those listening on the 365 Days of Astronomy, if you look us up in your podcast directory like Apple or podcatching app you can subscribe and catch 8 episodes per month!   - What are some easy ways people can get started in astronomy? - Size and distance using your fist. - Keeping dark adapter with a red light. - Getting a good reference like Nightwatch. - Using binoculars - 8x40 or 7x35.   - Dec 1 - Juno Occultation. - Dec 7/8 - Mars at Opposition and Full Moon. Also Mars will be occulted by the Moon for most of NA and Europe. - Dec 14 - Geminid Meteor shower Peak - Might be too Moony. - Dec 16 - Last Quarter moon. - Dec 21 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation 20-degrees from the Sun. - Dec 21 - Winter Solstice. - Dec 22 - Ursid Meteors Peak: Debris from periodic comet 8P/Tuttle. - Dec 23 - New Moon - Dec 24 - Venus & Mercury  3 & 4° North of Moon  - Dec 26 - Saturn 4° N of Moon - Dec 29 - Mercury and Venus at closest - 1.4° separation - Dec 30 - Double Shadow transit on Jupiter. But not for us… Poo. Need to be up early and maybe in Japan. - Bright comet? C2022-E3 ZTF, mag 7 by end of Dec. Mag 5 by early January? Maybe…   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].