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• The night sky for January 2008 - January 2008 (MP3)
  Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky from northern latitudes during January 2008. The Orion Nebula can be found below the belt of Orion. Moving up to the right of the belt takes us to Taurus the Bull. The eye of the Bull - Aldebaran - is a red giant star half way between us and the Hyades open cluster. Further up to the right is the lovely Pleiades cluster. Up to the left of Taurus the Bull is Auriga with Capella at the head. This is part of the Milky Way and there are several very nice open clusters to see in Auriga. Up to the left of Orion is Gemini the Twins. Working your way down to the left of Orion's belt takes us to Sirius - the brightest star in the sky. It is not a bad month for the planets. In the morning, at about 6am, you can see Mars in Taurus and Venus is dominating the eastern sky. In February Mars will start to move back into Gemini. As the month progresses Jupiter will rise earlier and can be seen in the pre-dawn sky. Saturn rises at about 9.30pm and is about eight degrees down to the lower left of Regulus in Leo. On the 22nd January Mercury reaches western elongation and can be seen after sunset. Comet Holmes is now getting close to Algol in Perseus but is becoming less bright. Comet 8P/Tuttle is between Aries and Pisces and on 3rd of January will be close to M74. January 4th is the best time to see the Quadrantid meteor shower. Venus and Jupiter come into conjunction on 1st February. On the 31st January they make a nice little triangle with globular cluster M22.
• The night sky for January 2007 - January 2007 (MP3)
  Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky from northern latitudes during January 2007. In the south, in the late evening, is the constellation of Orion the hunter. Orion is holding a sheild against the onslaught of Taurus. The Hyades cluster makes up the face of Taurus. To the right of the Hyades is the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Above Taurus is Auriga containing the bright yellow star Capella and the open clusters M36, M37 and M38. Up to the left of Orion are Castor and Pollux - the heads of the twins. Rising in the east, at around 9-10pm, you should be able to see Leo and the planet Saturn. The rings of Saturn are closing, so it doesn't look as bright as it sometimes is. In a small telescope you should be able to see its largest moon, Titan. Jupiter is in the constellation of Libra and will be rising at about 6am low in the south east. Mercury passes behind the Sun on January 7th, so we won't see it until nearer the end of January. Venus passed behind the Sun on October 27th so is now much more visible. With a small telescope you should be able to see the phases of Venus. Highlights include the Quadrantid meteor shower (around January 4th) and the thin cresent Moon with Venus and Neptune nearby on January 20th.