EarthSky News - Dec 5 - Yetis? Nope, Bears

December 5 Yetis? Nope, Bears by:

Yetis?  Nope, DNA study says bears A new DNA study of purported Yeti samples from museums and private collections is providing insight into the origins of this Himalayan legend. When is the next supermoon? 2017 had just 1 full supermoon, but 2018 will have 2. In fact, the next 2 full moons - both in January, 2018 - will be supermoons. Tonight … Moon in Gemini Let tonight's moon help you locate the constellation Gemini. One of Gemini's brightest stars - Castor - is near the radiant point of the upcoming Geminid meteor shower. Tonight … Use Orion's Belt to find other stars How to use Orion's Belt to find 4 bright stars - Betelgeuse and Rigel in Orion - Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull and Sirius in Canis Major.

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Use Orion's Belt to find other stars For example, Orion's Belt points in 1 direction to Aldebaran in Taurus, and in the other direction to Sirius in Canis Major.

When is the next supermoon? Michael de Grasse in Lake Havasu City, Arizona caught the supermoon Sunday evening with these swirling clouds in front of it. He wrote: "It was spectacular." When's the next one?  Click here for more photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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