Midnight Mars and Merry Perihelion, Bright Planets near Dawn and Dusk, but a Full Oak Moon Squashes Quadrantids Meteors!
Bright stars can still be appreciated when the moon is full and bright, as it will be this week. This image from Stellarium shows the central part of the constellation Perseus, the Hero. His brightest star Mirfak, aka Alpha Persei, is at centre. Surrounding Mirfak is a large grouping of bright, young, hot stars known…
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