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Enchanted Learning® Photoblog Posted January 14, 2015 11:25 am

Sky Triangle: Comet Lovejoy, the Pleiades, and Aldebaran

Sky Triangle: Comet Lovejoy, the Pleiades, and Aldebaran

A beautiful triangle in the sky:

The Pleiades, the star cluster above the center of the photo, halfway to the top;
Aldebaran, the bright star well below and to the left of the Pleiades (in the middle of the photo, left of center);
Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2, the bright smudge well below and to the right of the Pleiades (in the middle of the photo, right of center).

14 January 2015 2:49 am UTC

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