Sky and Telescope Podcast Dec 2019

1) When is the Winter Solstice

• Dec 21st

• Dec 1st

• Dec 25th

• Dec 20th

1) What is the name of the full moon this month?

• The full Cold Moon

• The full Wolf Moon

• The full Blood Moon

• The full Ice Moon

What is the meteor shower this month?

• Geminids

• Perseids

• Leonids

• Orionids

1) What planets are visible in the early morning this month?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

1) What planets are visible in the evening this month?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the Northern Cross

• An Asterism

• A Constellation

• An astronomical instrument

• King Arthur's prize

1) What shape do the Pleiades form?

• A small dipper

• a cross

• a large horse

• a zigzag

How many stars form Orion's belt?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 6

What constellation is just above Orion?

• Taurus

• Gemini

• Cassiopeia

• Pegasus