Space News Update - December 17, 2013 - In the News Story 1: Chinese Rover & Lander Beam Back Portraits with China’s Flag Shining on Moon’s Surface Story 2: A Sunny Outlook for NASA Kepler's Second Light Story 3: Mars One Foundation Inks Deals with Lockheed, Surrey Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week
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Space News Update- December 17, 2013 -
In the News
Story 1: Chinese Rover & Lander Beam Back Portraits with China’s Flag Shining on Moon’s
Surface
Story 2:A Sunny Outlook for NASA Kepler's Second Light
Story 3: Mars One Foundation Inks Deals with Lockheed, Surrey
Departments
The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities
Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights
Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week
Chinese Rover & Lander Beam Back Portraits with China’s Flag Shining on
Moon’s Surface
A Sunny Outlook for NASA Kepler's Second Light
Mars One Foundation Inks Deals with Lockheed, Surrey
The Night Sky
Sky & Telescope
Tuesday, December 17 •The bright Moon shines in the dim Club of Orion this evening (for the Americas). No, the Moon doesn't always stay quite within the constellations of the zodiac. Lower left of the Moon is Jupiter, and lower right of it is Betelgeuse.
Wednesday, December 18 •The Moon and Jupiter shine together after they rise in early evening, with Pollux and Castor to their left. Although Jupiter looks close to the Moon, it's 1,600 times farther away.
Thursday, December 19 •Once the waning gibbous Moon rises after dinnertime, you'll find Jupiter above it, Pollux and Castor left of Jupiter, and Procyon to the Moon's right or lower right. Much farther right of Procyon, watch for brilliant Sirius coming up.
Friday, December 20 •This evening, use a telescope to watch Io disappear into eclipse by the shadow of Jupiter around 9:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, barely off Jupiter's western limb. Forty-five minutes later, Ganymede emerges onto dark sky in front of Jupiter's western limb. Then around 11:23 p.m. EST, the Great Red Spot (strong orange this season) transits Jupiter's central meridian.
Saturday, December 21 •Today is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and the longest day in the Southern Hemisphere. Winter in the north begins at the solstice: at 12:11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Happy Yule.•If there's one constellation that everyone should know at this time of year, it's wintry Orion climbing up in the east-southeast.
ISS Sighting Opportunities
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
ISS For Denver:
Date Visible Max Height Appears Disappears
Tue Dec 17, 5:59 PM 2 min 12° 10 above NNW 11 above N
Wed Dec 18, 5:10 PM
4 min 14° 10 above NW 10 above NNE
Thu Dec 19, 6:00 PM 1 min 11° 10 above NNW 10 above N
Fri Dec 20, 5:12 PM 2 min 11° 10 above NNW 10 above N
Sat Dec 21, 6:00 PM 1 min 12° 10 above NNW 12 above N