STEP 1 · SET OBSERVING LOCATION

Where will you observe?

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Beta Monocerotis

Beta Monocerotis

Double star · Mon

Set observing location to calculate altitude, timing and practical visibility. This guide describes the object in general.

A rare bright triple star — three white-blue suns arranged in a neat little group, all resolvable together in a modest telescope. William Herschel himself called it "one of the most beautiful sights in the heavens."

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