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During the last week of December 2023 the Moon reached the farthest north it can ever be in the sky. On Dec 28 it appeared unusually close to Pollux (< 2.5°)--if you could see it next to the 98% Full Moon. At 2am both were just past the meridian near the zenith, as were high, thin clouds, but they produced the prominent, if neck-breaking, halo.
Labelled and unlabelled versions. Zenith is just to the left of the Castor label, and the meridian passes through it and a point just below the Procyon circle, so N is towards the upper left.
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 12-35mm lens @ 12mm, (f/2.8, 1/4 sec, ISO 800)
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