NASA Night Sky Notes Monthly Article
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Welcome to NASA's Night Sky Notes Monthly Article
(formerly the Space Place Monthly Partner Article)
The NASA Night Sky Network provides these monthly articles about what to observe in the night sky and updates on NASA missions to share with your organization's newsletter or website. You are welcome to check back here by the 25th of each month for the following month's article, or sign up here to be reminded each time a new article is released. Download the latest article below:
December Article: Updated November 23, 2018
December marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, when humans first orbited the Moon in a triumph of human engineering. The mission may be most famous for “Earthrise,” the iconic photograph of Earth suspended over the rugged lunar surface. The photo inspired the imaginations of people around the world and remains one of the most famous photos ever taken. This month also brings a great potential display of the Geminids and a close approach by Comet 46P/Wirtanen
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This article is distributed by the NASA Night Sky Network, a coalition of hundreds of astronomy clubs across the US dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, stargazing info and more.
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Note: The What's Up This Month video will be posted below on the 1st of each month.
Find daily observing tips and tools on the Night Sky Planner page.
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We rely on you to report the use of these articles so we can continue providing them to the community. Please take 2 minutes to let us know each time you use one of these articles. Thank you!
* We will be pushing this release sooner in the very near future, based on feedback from our recent survey. Thanks for your patience!
last update: October 24, 2018
(formerly the Space Place Monthly Partner Article)
The NASA Night Sky Network provides these monthly articles about what to observe in the night sky and updates on NASA missions to share with your organization's newsletter or website. You are welcome to check back here by the 25th of each month for the following month's article, or sign up here to be reminded each time a new article is released. Download the latest article below:
December Article: Updated November 23, 2018
December marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, when humans first orbited the Moon in a triumph of human engineering. The mission may be most famous for “Earthrise,” the iconic photograph of Earth suspended over the rugged lunar surface. The photo inspired the imaginations of people around the world and remains one of the most famous photos ever taken. This month also brings a great potential display of the Geminids and a close approach by Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Download Word Document
Download PDF
Download High Resolution Copy of Earthrise: Color JPG
Download All Files for December Article - ZIP Archive
Attribution text for this article:
This article is distributed by the NASA Night Sky Network, a coalition of hundreds of astronomy clubs across the US dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, stargazing info and more.
Logos
Download Night Sky Network identifiers if you'd like to use one for your article:
150 pixels wide 300 pixels wide
Note: The What's Up This Month video will be posted below on the 1st of each month.
Find daily observing tips and tools on the Night Sky Planner page.
Please Help Us Help You!
We rely on you to report the use of these articles so we can continue providing them to the community. Please take 2 minutes to let us know each time you use one of these articles. Thank you!
* We will be pushing this release sooner in the very near future, based on feedback from our recent survey. Thanks for your patience!
last update: October 24, 2018
