Planets Blaze in Evening, a Comet Peaks Midweek, a Bright Mini Moon, Maximum Mercury in Morning, and Will Willie See His Shadow?

This terrific image by Gabor Balazs shows the bright planet Mars (top centre) shining between the little Pleiades CLuster (right of centre) and the V-shaped Hyades Cluster, which forms the face of Taurus, the Bull in late December, 2022. The bright reddish star Aldebaran shines at the corner of the V. The image spans about…
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