JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS
Dec 16, 2021
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Saturday 1
Mag. +1.5 Mars lies 5.5˚ northeast of mag. +1.0 Antares (Alpha (α) Scorpii), both objects rising 100 minutes before the Sun above the southeast horizon. A delicate 2%-lit waning crescent Moon sits 8˚ east-southeast of Mars.
Sunday 2
Lunar perigee, the point where the Moon is closest to Earth, occurred at 23:00 UT on 1 January, making today’s Moon a perigee new Moon,
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