In December, Venus dazzles as the "Evening Star," Jupiter reaches its brightest for the year, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlit skies.
I don’t know why, but I always miss the planet Jupiter when it’s not in our evening sky. Sure, we’ve now got dazzling Venus lighting up our western sky at ...
Jupiter reaches opposition — Earth is between the other planet and the sun — on Dec. 7, when not only is it at its closest and brightest, but it is also viewable all night, rising as the sun sets, and ...