Subj : Stargazing News - December 2nd, 2024
To   : All
From : CJ
Date : Sun Dec 01 2024 08:32:16

Monday December 2, 2024 

Mars Buzzes the Beehive (overnight)

As December begins, the bright reddish planet Mars will be shining just north
of the large open star cluster in Cancer known as the Beehive, Praesepe, and
Messier 44. Mars and the stellar "bees", which will be scattered across an
area more than twice the size of a full moon, will fit into the field of view
in binoculars for several weeks. The planet will be closest to the cluster
from Sunday to Friday and then increasingly farther above the cluster on the
subsequent nights.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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