2021 December 23 - Three Planets and a Comet
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2021-12-23

In today's image, we see an image showing three planets - Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter which are along the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun on the sky. Also visible is Comet Leonard very close to the horizon. 

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