Dec. 25, 2024 night sky snapshot

Dec. 25, 2024 night sky snapshot
Dec. 25, 2024 night sky snapshot In the predawn, Mercury is low to the eastern horizon, a bit brighter than the reddish star Antares. Though low, this is the highest Mercury will get during this viewing period. (Pasadena, California. Latitude: about 34 degrees north.) Bruce Betts/The Planetary Society using Stellarium