HAPPY THANKSGIVING STAR GAZERS! THE SUMMER STARS

 

ARE RETREATING BEHIND THE SUN, AS
THE WINTER STARS ENTER THE GAME.

 

FIND A BIG OPEN AREA SO YOU CAN SEE
BOTH SIDES OF THE SKY AND AT NINE

 

THIRTY LOOK WEST FOR THE SUMMER TRIANGLE ASTERISM!

 

AS A REMINDER; THOSE STARS
ARE IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS,

 

VEGA, ALTAIR, AND DENEB. EACH NIGHT,
THESE STARS WILL SET EARLIER AND

 

EARLIER, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY LL DIP TOO
LOW IN LATE DECEMBER. NOW TURN AROUND.

 

IN THE EAST, YOU LL FIND ONE OF THE EASIEST
CONSTELLATIONS TO SPOT: ORION THE HUNTER.

 

WITH HIS DISTINCTIVE THREE STARS IN A ROW HE S
CHARGING UPWARD INTO THE SKY AND INTO WINTER.

 

THE BELT IS DEFINITELY COOL, BUT THE BRIGHTER
STARS IN ORION ARE GREAT TO CHECK OUT TOO.

 

THE BLUE GIANT STAR TO THE RIGHT IS CALLED RIGEL
AND THE REDDER STAR TO THE LEFT IS BETELGEUSE.

 

DIGEST YOUR HOLIDAY MEAL
WHILE YOU KEEP LOOKIN UP!