We have the planets, meteors showers and moon phases to look out for in December and a look at the deep sky objects in the constellations, Taurus & Gemini.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the news we have Comet ISON at perihelion, a guide to comets, the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission and NASA\u2019s MAVEN both setting sail for Mars and a bizarre asteroid that thinks it\u2019s a comet. <\/span>In the 5MC, Paul explains the mysterious and awe-inspiring majesty of a familiar object in the night sky \u2013 The Orion Nebula. Perfect to listen to as you observe it!<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n We open up our Christmas competition to win a year\u2019s subscription to Astronomy Now magazine and the European Southern Observatory\u2019s 2014 calendar. <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have two interviews this month \u2013 Dr Gareth Williams, who officially calculated Comet ISON\u2019s trajectory, tells us all about the comet; and Dr Gerhard Schwehm, ESA Project Scientist on the Giotto and Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft missions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n