The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13 and 14. Up to 120 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth, but a near-full moon may hamper viewing.
For now, if you are a beginning sky watcher, just gaze at these beauties and at, seemingly in their midst, a much brighter, steadier point of light that is actually much closer to us. That ...
Jupiter will shine at its brightest on December 7, 2024, due to its opposition, when it is closest to Earth. At opposition, Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and Jupiter.
Sometimes I lose the moon. It turned full and bright weeks ago, dampening the stars around it, making it easy to walk outside in the so-called dark. Then it waned, ...