winter solstice, which a large part of mankind associates with such celebrations as Nativity festivals. The moment of the solstice occurred on Dec.
21 at 5:02 a. m EST (10:02 UT): The sun, appearing to travel along the ecliptic, reached that point in the sky where it is farthest south of the celestial equator.
The Yuletide evening sky is especially rewarding now. The eastern sky is filled with brilliant stars — sort of a celestial Christmas tree.
Distinctive groupings of stars forming part of the recognized constellation outlines, or lying within their boundaries, are known as asterisms.
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