The month of December has many cool objects to look at without a teloscope. Mercury will be visible over the SW horizon at sunset until mid-month. Venus will rise two hours before the Sun over the SE horizon and be easy to see. Jupiter will shine brightly over the south horizon at sunset until midnight. Saturn will then rise after midnight and can be seen above the sourhtern horizon at sunrise. The Geminid meteor shower will peak mid-month. Look forward to a total lunar eclipse on the 21st.
Happy viewing!
