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(WAVY) — One of the coolest things you can get a child, or even an adult, for Christmas is a telescope.
If one of those appeared under the tree, and you want to test it out, you’ll want to know what you’re looking at.
If you’re looking to the eastern sky and you see that bright, star-like object, it’s probably the planet Jupiter, one of the brightest objects in the sky this time of year.
The constellation Orion is hanging out in that area, also, while Pleiades is hanging high up in the sky, as you look almost straight up. And with a telescope, you can see Uranus.
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Also, Neptune and Saturn can be spotted in the southwestern sky.
Over the next couple of weeks, there are some key events in the sky, including a full “wolf” moon Jan. 3, and Jupiter at opposition Jan. 10, which puts it at its brightest, and closest, to Earth.
There’s also the quadrantid meteor shower peaking Jan. 3-4, but the moon will block most of the show.
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