The Christmas Star will be visible on the solstice as shooting stars fall.

This week is the best of the year for stargazing from the northern hemisphere. The moon will be bright almost immediately and shining during the evening hours all week. The solstice is a global moment when the sun is above the Tropic of Capricorn. For the northern hemisphere, it produces the shortest day of the year and the longest night and signals the beginning of the astronomical winter season. On Thursday, look east as it gets dark, and you’ll see a waxing gibbous moon on either side of the bright planet Jupiter. On Saturday, look east after dark tonight, and you’ll see a 90%-lit waxing gibbous moon just to the right of the Pleiades.

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