The New Moon is Thursday January 11 then the First Quarter Moon is Thursday January 18. Saturn is now within the west when twilight ends. Jupiter is highest round nautical twilight and is now nicely seen within the early night
sky. Venus is seen within the morning twilight above Mercury. Mercury is at its highest on the thirteenth. Mars enters the morning twilight. The Moon is near Saturn on the 14th and Jupiter on the 18th.
The New Moon is Thursday January 11 then the First Quarter Moon is Thursday January 18. Perigee, when the Moon is closest to the Earth, is on the thirteenth.
Night
sky on Sunday, January 14 as seen from Adelaide at 22:15 ACDST (90 minutes after sundown), Saturn is low above the western horizon near the skinny crescent Moon. The inset is the telescopic view of Saturn presently.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal
native time (90 minutes after sundown).
Night sky on Thursday, January 18 as seen from Adelaide at 22:13 ACDST (90 minutes after sundown). Jupiter is above the north-western horizon and close to the primary quarter Moon. The inset is the telescopic view presently.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (90 minutes after sundown).
Morning
sky on Saturday, January 13 as seen from Adelaide at 05:10 ACDST, (60
minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Venus is starting to decrease
within the morning twilight with Mercury under. Mars is low on the horizon
The inset is the telescopic view of Venus at
this time.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).
Complete sky on Saturday, January as seen from Adelaide at 22:15 ACDST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Saturn is setting within the west, and Jupiter is excessive within the north-west.Orion is nearly due north. Brilliant Sirius is excessive in the japanese sky. Between the brilliant star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to
uncover.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see an identical view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury is now within the morning twilight. It is going to be at its highest on the thirteenth
Venus is within the morning twilight, it is going to now sink in the direction of the horizon however will stay simply seen for all of January.
Mars is low within the morning twilight.
Jupiter is highest round nautical twilight and is now nicely seen within the early night sky. Jupiter is near the Moon on the 18th.
Saturn is previous opposition however is now a tough telescopic object low within the west. The crescent Moon is near Saturn on the 14th.
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