Tuesday, December 4, 2012

10 Skythings I'd like to see on 12/9 Stargaze

1. One of brightest, largest asteroids of the Asteroid Belt - Vesta, among Taurus' stars. It will be at opposition and peak visibility, at magnitude 6.4.
2. The Geminid Meteor Shower should be partially underway this week.
3. Pisces- My sun sign! I always have difficulty in making out this faint, ancient constellation.
4. Jupiter should still be highly visible.
5. Neptune, through binoculars, might be able to be seen although its magnitude will be highest after the 10th.
6. Right before dawn actually, a crescent moon, Venus, Saturn, and Mercury will be visible in the sky.
7. Pleiades please!
8. Orion shall be quite magnificent.
9. The Demon Star, Algol, in the constellation Perseus (HD19356) will be lovely and bright and having just undergone some peculiar processes.
10. Maybe I ought to get a better look at M57, the Ring Nebula, through a telescope.

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