EarthSky News - Dec 3 - Full Supermoon and December Planets

December 3 Full Supermoon December Planets by:

Tonight … Full supermoon Tonight's full moon is 2017's only full supermoon. The 2 full moons in January 2018 - on January 2 and 31 - will also count as supermoons. December guide to the bright planets Mars and Jupiter are up before sunup. Mercury joins them around the December solstice. Venus and Saturn will become lost in the sun's glare this month. What would Earth be like without its moon? Earth would be a very different world indeed. No eclipses. Smaller tides. But the biggest change would be in the length of Earth's day. Happy birthday December babies! Your month has two birthstones, turquoise and zircon.

EarthSky tees are back The gift that gives back! Make sure to check out the new colors and designs. They are the perfect holiday gift for your friends and loved ones. A percentage of proceeds collected will be donated to select organizations.

Tonight … Full supermoon November 2016 supermoon and friend via Roxana Soetebeer in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

Land of Terror This looks like an abstract painting, but it's a satellite image of the the Tanezrouft Basin, a part of the Sahara Desert in central Algeria known as the Land of Terror. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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