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All of The Above Presents December 2017 Predictions for Jon Wood Field Current Conditions at Jon Wood Field (Jet Stream data by www.weatherstreet.com) You are Here Forecast for Jon Wood Field (Weather forecast data by www.wunderground.com)

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All of The Above

Presents

December 2017

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Predictions for Jon Wood Field

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Current Conditions at Jon Wood Field

(Jet Stream data by www.weatherstreet.com)

You are Here

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Forecast for Jon Wood Field

(Weather forecast data by www.wunderground.com)

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The Solar System: December 16, 2017

Body Constellation Rise Set When to View Sun Ophiuchus 7:36 AM 5:31 PM So much for Astrology Moon Ophiuchus 5:58 AM 4:43 PM Good night Moon Mercury Ophiuchus 6:54 AM 5:03 PM Back in the east Venus Ophiuchus 7:11 AM 5:07 PM Wait for it… Mars Virgo 3:37 AM 2:36 PM Pre-dawn, higher every day Jupiter Libra 4:23 AM 3:05 PM Ditto Saturn Sagittarius 7:56 AM 5:52 PM Heading into conjunction  Uranus Pisces 2:00 PM 2:57AM Most of the night Neptune Aquarius 12:08 PM 11:28 PM First half of the night Pluto Sagittarius 9:14 AM 7:15 PM No chance

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The Solar Update

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The Sun: December 16, 2017

Solar image by www.spaceweather.com

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The Sun-Hα: December 16, 2017

Image by www.gong2.nso.edu – Cerro Tololo, Chile

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Time for the Lunar Update!

https://youtu.be/RZWvDD3X8uc

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The Moon: December 16, 2017

Lunation: 28.4 Illumination: 1.6% Distance: 254,442 mi 409,486 km 1.37 Light Second Apparent Diameter: 29.2’ Location: Ophiuchus

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Lunar Events for December

  • December 18th - New Moon
  • December 18st – Apogee
  • December 26th – 1st Quarter
  • December 30th – Occultation of Aldebaran 6:11PM
  • January 1st – Full Moon
  • January 11th – Conjunction with Mars and Jupiter
  • January 16th – New Moon
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The Planet Update

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In the West – Nothing to see here. Move along.

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Neptune is the Planet in the age of Aquarius

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Uranus still in the tail of the fish

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Mars, Jupiter and Spica before sunrise

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Lunar Occultation of Aldebaran – 12/30/17 6:11 PM

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Mars/Jupiter Conjunction - 0.2° on 1/7/18

Zubenelgenubi Zubeneschamali

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Comet C/2017 (ASASSN1)

  • Est. +11
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Comet 24P Schaumasse

  • Est. +10.5

Libra Virgo Bootes

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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan

  • Est. +10.0

Virgo

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Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)

  • Est. +11.0

Orion Taurus

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Constellation Update

Capricornus Piscus Austrinus Aquila Sagitta Delphinus Lyra Vulpecula Cetus Pisces Aries Perseus Andromeda Sculptor Fornax Eridanus Camelopardalis Auriga Taurus Orion Lepus Lynx Gemini

Last Chance for the Jon Wood Field High in the Sky (neck breakers): Fresh from the East:

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Valorie’s Final Constellations of the Month

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Auriga – The Charioteer

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Auriga – The Charioteer

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Taurus – The Bull

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Taurus – The Bull

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December/January Target Lists

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December Target List: Relaxing

Piece of cake

Target Type Constellation Notes Image M35 OC Gemini Huge open cluster near the foot

  • f Castor.

M42 NB Orion Great Orion Nebula – It’s winter so it must be done. Take your time and “see” it. R Leporis CS Lepus Hind’s Crimson Star – Reddest star you are likely to see. ϒ Orionis DS Orion Meissa – multiple star system at the head of Orion. Omicron 2 Eridani TS Eridanus “Keid” (home star to the planet Vulcan from Star Trek) +4.4, +9.7 @ 83” and +11.5 @ 9”

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December Target List: Intriguing

Small to medium telescopes

Target Type Constellation Notes Image Rigel DS Orion Double star with huge magnitude

  • difference. Mag +0.28, +6.8 @ 9”

M78 NB Orion “Bright Nebula” – That’s a joke. Very low surface brightness. Mag +8.3 M1 SNR Taurus Remnant of a super nova observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. Mag +8.4 M79 GC Lepus Globular cluster hiding in the south. Mag +7.7, Class V NGC 2169 OC Orion The “37” Cluster. Mag +5.9 Numbers may be inverted due to your optics.

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December Target List: Taxing

Light Buckets

Target Type Constellation Notes Image NGC 2392 PN Gemini Eskimo Nebula – Mag +9.2 Use OIII filter and >100x for detail NGC 2238 NB Monoceros Caldwell 49 / Rosette Nebula – Mag +9, 1.3° diameter. NGC 4194 PN Gemini Medusa Nebula, Abell 21, Sharpless 2-274: Mag +13.97

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  • Eclipsing Binary
  • Normally Mag +2.1
  • Dims to Mag +3.4
  • Period 2.87 days
  • Compare to Rho Persei

12/18 – 2:22 AM EST 12/20 – 11:11 PM EST 12/23 – 8:00 PM EST 12/26 – 4:49 PM EST

Observing Challenge of the Month: Observe a minima of Algol

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Celestial Events to Note:

  • December 18th – New Moon
  • December 21st – Winter Solstice
  • December 21st – Saturn in Conjunction with the Sun
  • December 30th – Lunar Occultation of Aldebaran
  • January 6th and 7th – Jupiter/Mars Conjunction
  • January 7th – Latest Sunrise of the year (7:43 AM)
  • January 9th – Venus and Pluto in conjunction with the Sun
  • January 16th – New Moon
  • January 20th – Next exceptional episode of “All of the Above”
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Clear Skies!