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- Full Moon 30/11/2020 at 09:30 – 10:30 The Moon is visible for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201130_08_100
- Moon at Last Quarter 08/12/2020 at 00:37 – 01:37 The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201208_08_100
- Geminid meteor shower 13/12/2020 at 00:50 – 01:50 The Geminids 13/ 14 December.is the best shower of the year and if you only have inclination to see one meteor shower make it this one. Plenty of shooting stars should be visible with the moon largely absent. Wrap up warm, be patient and ideally go somewhere dark. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201214_10_100
- New Moon 14/12/2020 at 16:17 – 17:17 The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201214_08_100
- December solstice 21/12/2020 at 09:47 – 10:47 21 December will be the shortest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201221_07_100
- Moon at First Quarter 21/12/2020 at 23:41 – 00:41 The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201221_08_100
- Full Moon 30/12/2020 at 03:28 – 04:28 The Moon is visible for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201230_08_100
Category Archives: astronomy
What to look out for in 2020
The biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is still visible through Autumn low in the south west as night falls. It is very bright and binoculars will reveal up to four of its largest moons as star-like points of … Continue reading
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