Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Thursday December 12 to Thursday December 19
The Full Moon is Sunday December 15. In the evening Venus is coming closer to Saturn. Jupiter , Saturn and Venus are visible in the evening sky. Jupiter is at opposition and is visible all night long. Jupiter is close to the nearly full Moon on the 14th. In the morning Mars and Jupiter continue to draw apart. Mars is close to the Moon on the 18th and 19th. The Geminid meteor shower peaks on the morning of the 14th, but moonlight interferes.
The Full Moon is Sunday December 15.
Venus is readily visible from early twilight to when the sky is fully dark. Venus is coming closer to Saturn.
The insets are the telescopic views of Venus and Saturn at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is lost in the twilight.
Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight and is readily visible in the evening twilight. Venus is coming closer to Saturn.
Mars is rising in the morning sky and near Jupiter. The pair continue to draw apart. Mars is close to the Moon on the 18th and 19th.
Jupiter is rising in the the evening sky when the sky is fully dark and is at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth. Jupiter is close to the nearly full Moon on the 14th.
Saturn is lowering in the evening sky coming closer to Venus.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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