New Year, new Moon. 🌚 Stargazing is at its best during the new Moon on Jan. 2. Then, catch the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, and spot planets Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. Here's 'What's Up' in January:
What's Up for January? New year, new Moon; midnight meteors; and Mars rises.
The couple of days around January 2 new moon phase are ideal for stargazing, as there's no bright moonlight to interfere with the fainter stars. This sky chart shows how the bright stars Winter Circle will appear mid-evening. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechpeaks on the night of January 2nd and the morning of the 3rd. This tends to be one of the better meteor showers of the year, and often produces a number of bright meteors called fireballs.
The Quadrantid meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes, which rises around midnight local time. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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