Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  December 22: The Ursid meteor shower peaks Rising around midnight and visible in the early-morning sky, Comet 24P/Schaumasse glows at roughly 11th magnitude as it prepares to enter the rich Virgo Cluster. Now in far southwestern Coma Berenices, Schaumasse is just 1.7° Continue reading "The Sky Today on Tuesday, December 23: Comet Schaumasse closes in on the Virgo Cluster" The post The Sky Today on Tuesday, December 23: Comet Schaumasse closes in on the Virgo Cluster appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .