If November’s widespread aurora sightings left you buzzing, December is poised to keep the momentum going. This month’s nightscapes are packed with celestial standouts: early planet sightings, a bright supermoon, and what many astronomers consider 2025’s best meteor shower. Later in the month, an exceptionally vivid Jupiter will cap off a solid year of sky-watching—and hint at what’s coming in 2026.

Here are nine top night-sky sights to watch for this month. Most are visible to the unaided eye and are all best viewed from a remote, dark sky .

Supermoon—December 4

The final full moon of the year is also a supermoon . That’s when the space rock’s full phase coincides with its close approach to Earth, known as its perigee. At this time, the moon can appear up to 14 percent larger and

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