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Top astronomy events for December 2024
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11/27/2024
From mighty Jupiter dominating the night sky to shooting stars streaking across the starry winter sky, here are the top astronomy events for December 2024.
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December 7th will mark the best night of the year to observe the largest planet in our
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solar system, Jupiter.
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Mighty Jupiter will dominate the night sky throughout the rest of the month, and with
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a telescope, you can catch a glimpse of the gas giant's great red spot and its largest
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moons, Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa.
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The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peak on the night of December 12th through
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the 13th.
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Now, that peak shower normally produces 120 meteors per hour, but beware of a nearly full
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moon.
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Find a dark area of the sky without the moon in sight.
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Speaking of the moon, the night of December 14th and the 15th will showcase the rise of
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the cold moon, named after the arrival of winter.
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It is the last full moon of 2024.
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If winter's got you down, maybe some shooting stars will cheer you up.
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Just one night after the solstice, catch the peak of the Ursan meteor shower on the night
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of December 21st through the 22nd, with a rate of about 10 meteors per hour.
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Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Brie Guy.
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