Check out the night sky this month, January 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: January 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in January 2024?
The year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteors, and some great Moon-planet pairings. Plus, did you know the stars shift in the sky by four minutes each day?
0:00 Intro
0:15 Quadrantid meteor shower
0:54 Moon & planet highlights
2:12 4-minute-per-day rule
3:46 January Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
** Tonight’s Sky: January 2024 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky
In January, the northern hemisphere features beautiful views of Capella, a pair of giant yellow stars; Aldebaran, a red giant star; and two star clusters—the Hyades and the Pleiades. Keep watching for the awe-inspiring space-based views of the Crab Nebula, the remains of a star that exploded as a supernova.
** What to see in the night sky: January 2024 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the top things to see in the night sky this month, including the planets of the Solar System, clair obscur effects on the Moon, Comet 144P/Kushia and Orion.
00:00 Intro
00:16 – Mercury
01:17 – Venus
02:57 – Jupiter
06:23 – Saturn
07:02 – Uranus and Neptune
09:16 – Comet 144P/Kushida
10:42 – Quadrantid meteor shower
11:09 – Clair obscur effects
11:49 – Galilean moons
12:14 – Mare Orientale
14:20 – Dione transits Saturn
17:37 – Sirius
20:40 – Orion
24:35 – Monoceros
25:54 – Rosette Nebula
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – January | The Quadrantid Meteor Shower and Spotting Planets – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the January episode and watch one of the year’s better #meteor showers, then take up the challenge of spotting five #planets; size up a celestial queen with an ego problem; and learn about a celestial hunter who, uh, also has an ego problem. So bundle up, grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
See also
- January Podcast: A Busy Start to 2024 – Sky & Telescope
- Sky at a Glance | Recent Astronomy News & Night Sky Events – Sky & Telescope
- Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events – Sky & Telescope
** What’s in the Night Sky January 2024 – Quadrantid Meteor Shower | Mercury-Mars Conjunction – Alyn Wallace
00:00 Intro
00:36 Quadrantids
01:35 Northern Hemisphere Sky
02:31 Southern Hemisphere Sky
03:20 Planets and Moon
04:34 #WITNS Winners
*** 2024 Unmissable Night Sky Events! – Alyn Wallace
00:00 2023
00:34 Aurora Boost
01:30 January
02:40 February
02:53 March
03:40 April
06:01 May
06:35 June
07:12 July
07:25 August
07:57 September
08:25 October
10:22 December
** Night Sky Notebook January 2024 – Peter Detterline
** See also:
- Sky This Month: January 2024 | Astronomy.com
- January 2024 Night Sky Calendar | Voyageurs Conservancy
- Tonight’s Night Sky: January 2024 | Visible Planets, Bright Stars, Astronomy | The Old Farmer’s Almanac
- Night sky highlights – January 2024 | Royal Museums Greenwich
- January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms | NASA Science
- During 2024:
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