Comet ISON Destroyed by Sun

Comet ISON, which many in the astronomical community had predicted would light up the nighttime sky early in December after it had passed close to the sun in its very elongated orbit, appears not to have survived its solar rendezvous and is now more or less a cloud of debris, fading away from sight as it moves away from the sun.  That's disappointing as I had hoped to be able to observe it around this time.  But the comet's destruction was always one of the possible outcomes and the result doesn't exactly come as a surprise to me. 

Speaking in general of sky gazing, we are now entering the time of year when the skies are usually clear and, with the humidity around where I live being relatively low, the stars at night come out looking brighter.  Also, in the evening December and January sky we are treated to one of the brighter and more interesting regions in the sky, with remarkable constellations like Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, and Canis Major dominating.  Sirius (of Canis Major) is striking as the brightest star in the night sky while the second brightest, Canopus (of the constellation Carina) is visible just a few degrees above the southern horizon, almost due south from Canis Major and Orion.

All this has me thinking that it's been a while since I paid a visit to my local planetarium at Santa Fe College and see what shows pertaining to this season they have to offer there...