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KEKEMAPA (DECEMBER) SKIES AT 8 P.M.

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Cepheus Keoe
‘Iwakeli‘i Vega
Hokulei Cassiopeia
Pira‘etea
Auriga Deneb
Andromeda Navigator’s
galaxy Triangle
Milky Way
galaxy Makali‘i
Pleiades Manokalanipo Kakuhihewa

Komohana (west)
Alpheratz Scheat
Hikina (east)

Kapuahi
Aldebaran Pegasus
Humu
Pi‘ilani Keawe Altair
Heiheionakeiki
Algenib Markab
Orion
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HIGHLIGHTS
>> Geminid Meteor Shower: Through early
December moon phases APY2
December, you will be able to witness the fantastic
Geminid meteor shower. This annual shower runs on balances below $250,000
through the first couple weeks of December and
peaks at 8:25 a.m. Dec. 14. Considered by many to
be the best meteor shower of the year, multiple FIRST FULL LAST NEW
shooting stars will be visible each minute during 12/3 12/11 12/18 12/25
its peak.
>> Winter Solstice: Winter Solstice for the northern This star chart is oriented for an
hemisphere takes place on Dec. 21, when the sun
observer looking up and facing south.
will rise and set at its southernmost position in the
In this orientation, the Hikina (east)
sky. The sun will travel at its lowest arc across the
sky, marking the shortest day and longest night of horizon is on the left and the Komohana
the year. (west) horizon is on the right.

Source: Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives Astronomy Center of Hawaii

diately before the sun rises
and will be obscured as it
appears to move closer to
the sun. However, Mars will
also stand out in the eastern
sky during these early-morn-
ing hours. In the early morn-
ing, Hanaiakamalama, the
Southern Cross, will return
to our Hawaii skies. This no-
table shape of stars will be-
gin to rise in the southeast
about an hour before the
sun rises.
———
Chad Kalepa Baybayan
(Kalepa.Baybayan@hawaii.
edu) serves as navigator-­in-
residence and Emily Peavy
(Emily.Peavy@hawaii.edu)
as planetarium technician
support facilitator at the ‘Imi-
loa Astronomy Center of Ha-
waii, a center for informal
science education at the Uni-
versity of Hawaii at Hilo
showcasing astronomy and
Hawaiian culture as parallel
journeys of human explora-
tion.-
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Holiday Express
Bring your keiki to Pearlridge for a magical holiday ride!
Now open till January 6th
Our beloved custom-built Pearlridge Express locomotive
will be back chugging for the holiday season.

Children under 48-inches tall may enjoy a ride through holiday toyland located at Pearlridge Mauka.
Don’t miss this fun holiday tradition with your keiki!