Astronomy web links
used with my classes.
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original Scifi FanZines.
Volume 20 -- Issue 12
December 2014
Welcome to this issue of Qué tal. Here you will find useful observing information
about the visible planets, our Moon and other
moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among
these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern
or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout. Animated
images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital
motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects, or apparent
and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular
features include plotting the monthly positions of the visible planets
using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's
apparent motion and the Earth's real motion along the ecliptic.
For additional useful Earth and Space news, information, and graphics follow my WordPress Blog at bobs-spaces, or as Tweets,
or as an RSS feed.
Click here to watch some of my video work posted on You Tube.
At A Glance:Welcome to this issue of Qué tal.
During December three planets distance themselves from the Sun and start becoming visible.
Watch for Mercury and Venus in the evening skies as both are moving eastward out from superior conjunction, however best viewing will be toward
month's end. Saturn is on the oppsoite side of the Sun, west, from the two inner planets and during this month reappears in the
morning skies before sunrise. Mars remains visible but low above the western horizon at sunset.
Jupiter rises before midnight local time and is high above the southern horizon at sunrise.
For more observing information visit Bobs-Spaces.
A comet is coming! Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Lee's Summit, MO 
