Each Monday I pick out the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead but be sure to check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more.
What You Can See In The Night Sky This Week: December 5-11, 2022
This week sees the fourth planet Mars at opposition, something that happens every 26 months as Earth passes the red planet on the inside. It means Mars will be at its biggest, brightest and best as it rises in the east after dark—as you may have noticed in the past few weeks.
However, what happens this week is particularly odd because just as Mars reaches its opposition it will be briefly occulted by the Moon. What a sight! It’s one of the stargazing highlights of the year, but there are a few other Moon-related sights to search for this week.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022: The Moon in Taurus
Tuesday, December 6, 2022: The Moon in Taurus
Look high in the eastern night sky after sunset tonight and you’ll see a 99%-lit waxing gibbous Moon in the constellation of Taurus. On either side of it you’ll see the sparkling Pleiades and the more spread-out Hyades star cluster.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022: A full ‘Cold Moon’ occults Mars at opposition
Wednesday, December 7, 2022: A full ‘Cold Moon’ occults Mars at opposition from North America
Here come two celestial events simultaneously! The rising of December’s full Moon is always a magical event, but the icing on the cake for those in the north and west North America and all of Europe is that the full Moon will occult (move in front of) Mars.
The Moon will cover Mars for viewers across much of North America, northern Mexico, and most of ... [+]
Thursday, December 8, 2022: A full ‘Cold Moon’ occults Mars at opposition from Europe
As seen from Europe the Moon will move in front of the red planet in the western sky on Thursday, December 8, 2022. From London, Mars will disappear at 04:58 GMT and reappear at 05:59 GMT.
Saturday, December 10, 2022: Moon in Gemini
Saturday, December 10, 2022: Moon in Gemini
As the waning gibbous Moon rises later tonight, it will be 92% illuminated. Look to the northeast and you’ll see it appear with the two main bright stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux.
Object of the week: Mars
This week sees the fourth planet Mars at opposition, something that happens every 26 months as Earth passes the red planet on the inside. It means Mars will be at its biggest, brightest and best as it rises in the east after dark—as you may have noticed in the past few weeks.
It’s the perfect time to put a small telescope on the red planet to glimpse its redness and, if you're lucky, its polar ice caps.
Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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2022-12-05 01:00:00Z
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