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  2. Looking Up: These nights are best for seeing star Algol ...

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    Looking Up: See the star Algol in the constellation Perseus slowly blink. Plus, enjoy a brilliant Jupiter and catch the Double Cluster full of stars.

  3. Venus Will Shine Like a Bright Christmas Star in Tonight's ...

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    When looking at the sky, Venus is always east before sunrise and west after sunset. While Venus and the crescent moon will be closest on December 4, they will still catch your eye on the evenings ...

  4. How to see a planetary parade this weekend - AOL

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    Some places might have a better view of the alignment on different days. For example, in New York, you might see the event best on Feb. 25, according to Starwalk. Italy's 1000 Miglia road race ...

  5. List of nearest stars - Wikipedia

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    Animated 3D map of the nearest stars, centered on the Sun. 3D red green glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. A radar map of the distances ( ) and positions ( ) of all known stellar bodies or systems within 9 light years (ly) (for within 12 ly see this map).

  6. Night sky - Wikipedia

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    Paranal Observatory nights. [3] The concept of noctcaelador tackles the aesthetic perception of the night sky. [4]Depending on local sky cloud cover, pollution, humidity, and light pollution levels, the stars visible to the unaided naked eye appear as hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of white pinpoints of light in an otherwise near black sky together with some faint nebulae or clouds ...

  7. List of largest stars - Wikipedia

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    Second brightest star in the night sky. Gacrux (γ Crucis) 73 [97] L/T eff: Twenty-sixth brightest star in the night sky. Polaris (α Ursae Minoris) 46.27 ± 0.42 [98] AD The current star in the North Pole. It is a Classical Cepheid variable, and the brightest example of its class. Aldebaran (α Tauri) 45.1 ± 0.1 [99] AD Fourteenth brightest ...

  8. An asteroid will temporarily eclipse one of the brightest ...

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    An asteroid in our solar system will temporarily block the light of Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.

  9. Naked eye - Wikipedia

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    For most people, these are likely to be the best observing conditions within their reach. Under such "typical" dark sky conditions, the naked eye can see stars with an apparent magnitude up to +6 m. Under perfect dark sky conditions where all light pollution is absent, stars as faint as +8 m might be visible. [4]