Event Calendar for December 2007 <br><br>
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Dec 1 Last quarter Moon, 7:44 am<br><br>
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Dec 2 CFAS Annual Christmas Party, 6:30 pm<br><br>
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Dec 5 Moon passes 7º south of Venus, 8 pm <br><br>
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Dec 6 Moon at apogee, 11:53 am, 252,423 miles<br><br>
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Dec 7/8 CFAS Group Viewing Sessions<br><br>
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Dec 9 New Moon, 12:40 pm <br><br>
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Dec 14 Geminid meteor shower peaks<br><br>
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Dec 14/15 CFAS Group Viewing Sessions <br><br>
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Dec 17 First quarter Moon, 5:18 am<br><br>
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Dec 18 Mars is closest to Earth, 7:00 pm, 54.8 million miles<br><br>
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Dec 22 Winter solstice occurs, 1:08 am. Moon at perigee, 5:14 am, 224,200 miles <br><br>
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Dec 23 Full Moon, 8:16 pm <br><br>
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Dec 24 Mars is at opposition 3 pm <br><br>
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Dec 25 Merry Christmas<br><br>
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Dec 27 Moon passes .6º south of Regulus, midnight <br><br>
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Dec 31 Last quarter Moon, 2:51 am <br><br>
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All times are EST unless otherwise noted<br><br>