Mercury meek in the evening, Comet Leonard approaches the sun, and Star of Bethlehem

19/12/2021 6 min Temporada 2 Episodio 51

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Episode Synopsis

Mercury is an evening object, but you'll have trouble finding it.
Comet Leonard enters Microscopium as its orbital position takes it closer to the sun.
A popular question this time of year is what was the Star of Bethlehem. Most of the possible answers don't actually involve stars. When they do, they involve planets too.