December 1, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
Minor planet (97) Klotho is in
opposition today. A good target for
ambitious observers. Click here for a
star chart to guide you.
December 2, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
Birthday of the world famous
astronomer.
December 3, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
December 4, 2019
The Moon is at first quarter phase
at 6:58 U.T. today.
December 5, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 6, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 7, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 8, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 9, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 10, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 11, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
December 12, 2019
The Moon is Full at 5:12 U.T.
today. The Full Moon of December is
called the ‘Shopping Moon’ in modern
folklore.
Forty-seven years ago today,
Apollo 17, the last manned landing on
the Moon took place. Crew: Eugene
A. Cernan, Harrison H. Schmitt, and
Ronald B. Evans.
December 13, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
Geminid meteor shower this
evening. The Geminid shower is one of
the best showers of the year.
Unfortunately, this year the recently
Full Moon will pretty much spoil the
view.
December 14, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
December 15, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
December 16, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
1857: Edward Emerson (E.E.)
Barnard born, American observational
astronomer with many discoveries to
his credit.
December 17, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
December 18, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
December 19, 2019
The Moon is at third quarter
phase at 4:57 U.T. today.
December 20, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
December 21, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
December 22, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
The winter solstice occurs in
2019 at 4:19 U.T. At that time, the
Sun will be at its farthest distance
south of the celestial equator as seen
from Earth.
December 24, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
December 25, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
Isaac Newton born this day in
1642. Or was he?
December 26, 2019
The Moon is New for the second
time this month at 5:13 U.T. today.
December 27, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
1571: Johannes Kepler born,
Kepler used Tycho’s extensive records
of Mars's positions to formulate the
three laws of planetary motion still in
widespread use today.
December 28, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
December 29, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
December 30, 2019
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
1930: Robert Goddard launches
rocket to 600 meters altitude, first
liquid fuel rocket to reach higher than
100 meters.
Oh, for those of you metric
challenged, that’s about twice the
height of the Empire State Building
December 31, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
Birthday of Robert G. Aitken,
(1864) American observer who
discovered and catalogued more than
3100 binary star systems.
Also the birthday of George
Ritchey, who created innovative new
telescope designs.
