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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