December 2024 MAC Newsletter

December Sky Happenings
New Moon:December 1st
First Quarter:December 8th
Full Moon:December 15th, the Cold Moon
Last Quarter:December 22nd
2nd New Moon:December 30th

Mercury - Visible in the morning sky after the 15th, best on the 25th
Venus - Visible in the evening sky
Mars - Visible in the morning sky in Cancer, passes through M44
Jupiter - Visible in the sky all night in Taurus
Saturn - Visible in the evening sky in Aquarius
Jupiter at opposition on 12/7
Geminid meteor shower peaks on 12/13 (ZHR=120)
Winter Solstice on 12/21
Ursid meteor shower peaks on 12/22 (ZHR=10)
December Sky Charts:
Mid December looking South at 8:00pm EST. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.
Mid December looking North at 8:00pm EST. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Comet C/2023 A3 by Glen Sharp



C/2023-A3

M45 by Chris O'Brien



M45

Announcements:

Here's the Zoom info for the December meeting:

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82588667780?pwd=OA33ElNwECmUAnFnBMUK9AgjA4Xip8.1
Meeting ID: 825 8866 7780
Passcode: 529607

December's meeting is our annual Holiday pitch-in. Please bring a dish to share with the group.

In the December meeting we will be electing new officers for the 2025-2027 term. If you're interested in serving as an officer (president, vice-president, treasurer or secretary), please let Chris O'Brien or Fred Hicks know before Monday's meeting.

Please let me know if you'd be interested in helping to build the club's new website. No computer or web design experience is needed, though previous experience with WIX would be helpful.

Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.

The club has a Tele Vue coma corrector (Paracorr) for sale. If you're interested in adding it to your equipment inventory, please contact Fred Hick, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien

Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.

Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.



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