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Thursday, Dec. 18: Orion’s Sword (after darkish)
Anytime after darkish is nice for wanting extra carefully at one of many jewels of the winter evening sky. Look under Orion’s Belt — which will likely be seen within the southeast after sundown — for a brief vertical line of faint stars recognized to astronomers as Orion’s Sword.
A tender haze of sunshine could also be seen surrounding the center star. That is the Orion Nebula (M42), the closest massive star-forming area to the photo voltaic system, which orbits inside the Milky Method at simply 1,500 light-years from Earth. — Jamie Carter
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