December Hubble Images
December features long nights and major winter constellations, with strong opportunities for high-quality deep-sky observing. The Geminids meteor shower in mid-December is frequently one of the year's most reliable displays.
This month page combines every image published for December. Use it to compare objects observed on nearby dates, identify repeating targets, and quickly move between detail pages. For broader exploration, jump back to categories or the full yearly archive.

December 1
Mars

December 2
Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared

December 3
Nebula and Star Cluster NGC 3603

December 4
Andromeda Galaxy Halo

December 5
Galaxy M81

December 6
Supernova 1987A

December 7
Southern Ring Nebula

December 8
Supernova 1987A

December 9
Supernova 1987A

December 10
Galaxy M81

December 11
Galaxy M81

December 12
Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1004+4112

December 13
Comet Wirtanen

December 14
Galaxy Cluster MACS J1149.6+2223

December 15
Galaxy M81

December 16
Andromeda Galaxy Halo

December 17
Interacting Galaxies Arp 273

December 18
Hubble Deep Field

December 19
Hubble Deep Field

December 20
Globular Cluster M15

December 21
Hubble Deep Field

December 22
Galaxy NGC 4214

December 23
Galaxy NGC 4214

December 24
Galaxy NGC 4214

December 25
Galaxy NGC 4214

December 26
Hubble Deep Field

December 27
Galaxy NGC 2976

December 28
Galaxy I Zwicky 18

December 29
Nebula and Star Cluster NGC 3603

December 30
Stephan's Quintet

December 31