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    A guide to star Alhena (Gamma Geminorum)

    A view of Venus through a Canon SX610HS hand-held camera and (inset) through an 80mm refractor telescope captured by Roger Samworth from his upstairs window in Warwickshire, UK, 12 November 2018.
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    The radiant is the point from which a meteor shower appears to originate, as seen from Earth. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    What to see in the night sky tonight. Credit: Carlos Fernandez / Getty Images
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