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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 6 – 14

  Friday, Dec. 6 • The Moon shines lower left of the Great Square of Pegasus. • Gulf Coast asteroid occultation tonight. David Dunham writes, “One of the brighter asteroidal occultations of the year will occur just before 11pm CST across southern Texas, just s. of New Orleans, and over Jacksonville, FL. This will be the occultation of 6.5-mag. 18 Aurigae by the 72-km asteroid 55 Pandora. Clear skies are […]

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