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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Concordia Station, Antarctica (Dome C)

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Visible night of Dec 10 – Dec 11, 2023

Mercury: Perfect visibility
Venus: ↓ Sun 6:28 pm ↑ Sun 11:12 pm
Jupiter: ↑ Sun 6:16 pm ↓ Sun 11:20 pm
Saturn: ↓ Mon 2:48 am ↑ Mon 6:45 am
Neptune: ↓ Mon 1:10 am ↑ Mon 11:14 am
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It’s a Good Year for the Geminids

The Geminid meteor shower peaks around December 13–14 or 14–15, just a few days after the New Moon on December 12.

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Tonight's Sky in Concordia Station, Dec 10 – Dec 11, 2023 (3 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Concordia Station

Up all night.

Mercury is up all of the polar night.

Dec 10, 2023
Dec 11, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Concordia Station

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible for a short time during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Dec 10 ↓6:28 pm
Sun, Dec 10 ↑11:12 pm

Dec 10, 2023
Dec 11, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Concordia Station

Up some of the night.

Jupiter is visible for a short time during the polar night.

Sun, Dec 10 ↑6:16 pm
Sun, Dec 10 ↓11:20 pm

Dec 10, 2023
Dec 11, 2023

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Planets Visible in Concordia Station

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 11, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp all daySun 1:05 pmPerfect visibility
VenusSun 11:12 pmMon 6:39 pmMon 8:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsDown all daySun 11:10 amNot visible
JupiterSun 6:16 pmSun 11:20 pmSun 8:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 6:45 amTue 2:43 amMon 4:44 pmNot visible
UranusDown all daySun 9:41 pmDown all night, not visible
NeptuneMon 11:14 amTue 1:06 amMon 6:10 pmNot visible