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Betelgeuse's Rare 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse and Meteor Shower Spectacle

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Betelgeuse's Rare 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse and Meteor Shower Spectacle
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This week in the night sky, there will be a rare eclipse of the star Betelgeuse, where it will be occulted by an asteroid, creating a "ring of fire" annular eclipse. The Geminid meteor shower will also peak, with up to 150 multicolored meteors visible from the northern hemisphere. Additionally, Mercury will appear to go into retrograde motion, and the Magellanic Clouds will be visible from the southern hemisphere.

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  1. A Rare ‘Ring Of Fire’ Around Betelgeuse As Year’s Best ‘Shooting Stars’ Fall: The Night Sky This Week  Forbes
  2. Here’s why Betelgeuse will have an eclipse visible from Earth next week  MassLive.com
  3. One of the Brightest Stars in the Night Sky to Get Eclipsed By a Passing Asteroid Next Week! | Weather.com  The Weather Channel

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