EarthSky News - Dec 22 - Moon, Jupiter, Spica

December 22 Moon, Jupiter, Spica by:

Friday before dawn … Moon, Jupiter, Spica Waning crescent moon meets dazzling planet Jupiter and star Spica before dawn this week. Did you see them Thursday morning? Watch Friday, too. Personal solstices Photos from EarthSky community members around the world, showing what this week's solstice - bringing winter to half of Earth, and summer to the other half - meant to them. The water whorls of baby starfish Video shows the beautiful and efficient mechanism that tiny starfish larvae use to swim, feed and grow. Why pine trees smell so good Pine, spruce, and fir trees - Christmas tree favorites - produce chemicals called terpenes, which give them their special scent.

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Friday before dawn: Moon, Jupiter, Spica Easy to see … beautiful. Don't miss 'em!

Personal solstices Judy Glattstein in New Jersey wrote, "Houses here are spread apart. No chimneys, no standing stones. But in the cold of a solstice morning the trees serve to define the rising of the sun." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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