Whats Up - December 2023
Summary
The best views of the Moon and planets, the Geminid meteors are set for a great show, and a chance to observe an asteroid with your own eyes. While the Perseids tend to get a bit more attention because they occur during warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere, the Geminids usually produce more meteors. The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini, but youll see more shooting stars if you look straight overhead and take in as much of the sky as possible. It found that Vesta formed in our solar systems first couple of million years, and mapped the surface in great detail. This December, Vesta is highest overhead around 1 or 2 in the morning (which is ideal for telescope viewing), but you can observe it as early as about 10pm, when it will appear about halfway up the eastern sky.