On Christmas Eve, the brilliant planet Venus and the Waxing Crescent Moon appear in the southwest after sunset...
(Shown about 30 minutes after sunset on December 24 for mid-Northern latitudes.)
Scheduled air date: 2006 Dec 18-24
On Christmas Eve, the brilliant planet Venus and the Waxing Crescent Moon appear
in the southwest after sunset...
(Shown about 30 minutes after sunset on December 24 for mid-Northern latitudes.)
...later, the ringed planet Saturn is visible in the east...
(Shown around midnight on the night of December 24-25 for
mid-northern latitudes.)
...and just before sunrise, the giant planet Jupiter and red planet Mars appear
in the southeast.
(Shown about an hour before sunrise on Christmas Day,
December 25, for mid-northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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