NIce high ISS pass over LA area tonight, plus What's Up December!

HI everyone, tonight, Saturday the 5th of December step out to see a nice high ISS pass (LA residents primarily). Here are the details: Time: Sat Dec 05 5:40 PM, Visible: 3 min, Max Height: 61°, Appears: 34° above WSW, Disappears: 19° above NE . You can get your own alerts by signing up here. http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ Mojo and I took a walk last night (first longish walk on my 2-week new hip) and marvelled at Orion rising sideways in the eastern sky. Have a look! Also, I talk about preparing for Mars Opposition in 2016 in my December What's Up video. Although you need to get up and look low to the eastern horizon around 3am to See Mars rise this month, it's visible until dawn - very pretty right now between brighter Venus and Jupiter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv8hVvJlcJQ I talk a bit about the Geminids and Ursids here on our sidewalk astro page (scroll to upcoming events) http://www.otastro.org/ Finally, Dec 19 would be our next sidewalk astronomy night, but I'm not sure who will be in town with telescopes. We'll update closer to the date. Keep looking up! Jane -- Jane Houston Jones Monrovia, CA @jhjones What's Up December: Mars now, even better in 2016 https://youtu.be/hv8hVvJlcJQ