I saw last night December 20th 2012 with my daughter while leaving Costco walking towards my car a bright star flickering different colors facing southeast. I started noticing these stars appeared more frequently since the beginning of 2012. Before the summer I have seen them facing north and west. In the last few months they seem to be spending more time in a place hovering and they have been facing northeast or southeast. One night after thanksgiving when Jupiter was closest to Earth I got home from work/grocery shopping and there were 6 hovering stars hovering around covering the sky a 360 degree angle. I though must have been a busy important night. You can see at a naked eye. With my binoculars you can see closer and greater detail. I have made many videos as well with my Canon 60D camera. I���m now shopping for a good quality telescope.