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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 10:35 in Astronomy & Space

The 'eye' of the Taurus (the bull) constellation is K5 giant star Aldeberan and it's 35-40 times the diameter of the Sun. Jupiter rises above the horizon late in the evening while Mars rises in the early morning.

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