The nearly-full Moon passes very close to the Pleiades after sunset in the eastern sky. The Moon itself will be so bright that you might have a hard time seeing the star cluster next to it. A pair of binoculars might help.
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The Full Moon rises at sunset, and is visible all night. The Vatican Observatory's monthly Full Moon Meetup for Sacred Space Astronomy subscribers is held at 10:00 AM Tucson time.
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Join us for a Full Moon Meetup with Richard F. Green - Emeritus Astronomer at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. |
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The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise. |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a series of five Marian apparitions in December 1531, and a venerated image on a cloak enshrined within the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage […] |
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Saint Lucy's Day, also called Lucia Day or the feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December. The observance commemorates Lucia of Syracuse, an early-4th-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, who according to legend brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs, wearing a candlelit wreath on her head to light her way and leave her hands free […]
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise. |
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New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many […] |
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The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. |
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The Ursids peak just before Christmas with rates of 5-10 meteors per hour during the late morning hours. |
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Christmas Eve is on December 24 and marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve. Many churches mark the end of Advent with midnight church services. During modern times, it is popularly celebrated on the night before Christmas Day. - National Today |
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The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening. |
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Earth will be at the closest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date - 91,403,034 miles. |
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