When the Sun goes down tonight, step outside and take a look southwest. A slender crescent Moon is fast approaching Venus for a good looking conjunction on New Years Eve.
Meanwhile, closer to the horizon, Mercury and Jupiter are converging for their own conjunction on 31st December.
There’s a lot going on in the sunset – take a look!
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A while back, I posted a link to The Big Picture’s Hubble Advent Calendar – 25 days of the best images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Well now it is complete, and you can peruse the whole thing. The pictures are mighty big, hence the name, so may take a while to download.
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Here are a few photos from our Christmas lunch:
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Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes
