Venus, also known as the evening star, will sink ever closer to the horizon during the month. During this period, the moon will appear higher in the sky each evening. Lead image used with permission by Max Hike.According to NASA, on December 6 through the 10th, look westward following sunset for the moon, visiting Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter in turn. We will also have a bunch of star trackers on hand to test and play with during the event if you've ever wanted to see what they are all about. If you are interested in learning more about astrophotography, I'll be teaching a workshop at Palm Springs Photo Festival this April, taking photographers out to the Joshua Tree area. What events this year are you looking forward to? Did I miss anything you think should be added? 21st, 22nd: Peak of Ursids meteor shower.13th, 14th: Peak of Geminids meteor shower.4th: Total solar eclipse visible in Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Ocean, with a partial eclipse visible in Southern Africa.19th: Partial lunar eclipse visible in North America, Japan, Eastern Russia, and Western South America.17th, 18t: Peak of Leonids meteor shower.4th, 5th: Peak of Taurids meteor shower.2nd: Perihelion of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.21st, 22nd: Peak of Orionids meteor shower.12th, 13th: Peak of Perseids meteor shower.28th, 29th: Peak of Delta Aquarids meteor shower.The peak of Milky Way galactic core visibility.24th: Full Moon, last Super Moon of the year.10th: Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Canada, Eastern Russia, and Western Greenland and a partial eclipse visible for the Northeastern United States, Europe, and Russia.27th: Perihelion of Comet Pons-Winnecke.26th: Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Western North America, Eastern Asia, Japan, and Australia.6th, 7th: Peak of Eta Aquarids meteor shower.27th: Full Moon, First Super Moon of the year.22nd, 23rd: Peak of Lyrids meteor shower.28th: First full Moon of the year, often referred to as the full Wolf Moon.13th: First New Moon of the year, the best time of the month for observing deep-sky objects.The year starts off a little slow but really picks up in the fall and moving into December. Here is a calendar of a variety of astronomical events, mostly ones that can be seen with basic equipment, to help get you started. So, it is important to know when and where the best times to photograph them are. Some events are only viewable in very specific locations, while others can be seen from anywhere. With tools like PhotoPills or Dark Site Finder, you can plan a lot in advance from your couch at home. Knowing when the events you want to photograph are going to happen, getting out to scout, or just taking test shots is the best way to take your images to the next level. Most photographers have everything needed to start taking pretty great images of things like the sun and moon, Milky Way, meteor showers, and more. Now is the best time to start planning for getting out and taking your own amazing images. 2020 turned out to be a pretty good year for both veteran and beginner astrophotographers, giving us a ton of amazing images of Comet Neowise, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, and lots of great deep-sky objects. Looking towards 2021, more people are enjoying the night sky and showing an interest in astrophotography than ever before.
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