South Cheshire Astronomical Society
   
 
 
Calendar
 

 

 

 

 
January 2009
 
 
01
Jupiter close to Mercury (evening twilight); Thick crescent Moon above left of Venus (evening)
 
 
02
Moon in conjunction and north of Uranus (evening)
 
 
03
Quadrantids Meteor Shower peak
 
 
04
Moon at First Quarter; Earth at Perihelion; Mercury at greatest elongation east  
 
07
Moon occults M45 (early evening)  
   
11
Full Moon  
   
14
Venus at greatest elongation east  
   
18
Moon at Last Quarter  
   
23
Venus in conjunction with Uranus  
 
25
Comet 85P/Boethin in conjunction with M74  
   
26
New Moon