Homemade eggnog, Mercury retrograde ends, bright planets

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Daily Newsletter for Thursday, December 6, 2018

christmas

Heap on more wood! the wind is chill;
But let it whistle as it will,
We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
―Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
Thursday, December 6, 2018
 340th day of the year


 
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Homemade Eggnog

 Eggnog (non-alcoholic)

This homemade non-alcoholic eggnog recipe is a rich and creamy holiday drink for both adults and children.
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Hurricane Season Ends

 2020 Hurricane Season Forecast
Hurricane season 2020 officially begins on June 1. Here is this year’s extended-range hurricane forecast with the expected number of storms and predicted probability of storms making landfall. Also, find your common questions and answers about Earth’s most violent storms!
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December's Bright Planets

 December 2018 Night Sky Guide
Which planets can be seen in the night sky? In the Sky Watch for December 2018, Bob Berman highlights December’s planet conjunctions, meteor showers, and more night sky wonders.
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Poinsettias and Poison Myth

 Poinsettias: Unlikely Christmas Plants
Ruby-red Poinsettias signal Christmastime. But how did this tropical plant become the traditional Christmas plant? (And by the way, the red blooms are not the flowers; they bracts or modified leaves!) It goes back to a Mexican legend and later the inventiveness of an American nurseryman.
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Mercury Retrograde Ends

 Mercury Retrograde Dates for 2020
Mercury’s next period of retrograde motion will last from February 17 to March 10, 2020! According to the age-old practice of astrology, we are all influenced by the effect of Mercury in retrograde.
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