Planet Scenes December 2024
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December 19: Mars Begins Retrograding Mars has begun retrograde motion (westward against the stars) in earnest now. Here we see Mars well north of the ecliptic and upper left of the Beehive Cluster, which is obscured by the two fir tree branches from different trees that come together. |
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December 11: Mars in the Beehive Mars has been hovering near M44, the Beehive Cluster, for several weeks durign this period of time when it is beginning its retrograde motion toward opposition in mid January 2025. |
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December 5: Jupiter and Uranus The night before its opposition, we took the opportunity to snap a picture of Jupiter situated in central Taurus; Uranus, just on the right edge of the image, has almost moved back into Aries. |
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December 3: Moon and Venus A month after the nice Venus - Moon pairing, we of course get another one, although this evening is only the prelude to the much closer arrangement tomorrow evening. Here we see two different scenes, one down at the Rappahannock boat dock and the other angled against a large fir tree in our neighborhood. |
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