This week’s sky offers a brilliant display for stargazers. Interstellar Comet C/3I ATLAS remains magnitude 11 and visible before dawn, though moonlight hampers viewing. The waning Moon moves past Gemini, Jupiter, and Pollux in shifting patterns, while the earliest sunset occurs around December 7 at 40°N. The Summer Triangle sinks low, Andromeda Galaxy reaches zenith, and Pegasus tilts overhead. The Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 13, promising one or two meteors per minute under dark skies. Jupiter dominates the eastern evening sky, Saturn’s rings appear edge-on, and Mercury shines brightly at dawn. Uranus and Neptune remain telescopic targets for careful observers. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-december-5-14/