Derekscope

Europa’s shadow will transit across Jupiter ~ this event is a great sight to observe through a telescope to see the shadow will appear as a small dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.

Mars will reach opposition, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky ~ lying in the constellation Gemini, it will be visible for much of the night, reaching its highest point in the sky around midnight.

Mars also makes its closest approach to the Earth making it appear at its brightest and largest.

During this event, the Moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky, creating a beautiful sight to observe.

Ganymede’s shadow will transit across Jupiter. This event is a fascinating sight to observe through a telescope. Ganymede’s shadow will appear as a small, dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.

Great beautiful celestial formation ~ when the Full Moon forms a triangle with Pollux (a star in the constellation Gemini) and Mars, it creates a striking visual in the night sky.

The conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter is a beautiful celestial event where these two bright objects appear close together in the night sky.

Venus is at its greatest eastern elongation when it’s farthest from the sun in the evening sky and appears brightest.

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The occultation of the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the “Seven Sisters,” is a fascinating – the moon passed in front of the Pleiades, hiding some of its stars from my view in binocular.

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NGC1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga ~ a group of stars are relatively young, forming within a nebula like Tadpole, which is rich in gas and dust, providing the essential material for star formation. which is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (IC410).

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object: NGC 1893 (Open Cluster)
Constellation: Auriga (Aur)

From 8pm, a few hours later till 1am on early morning of 10th January, the Moon occults several stars in the Seven Sisters star cluster (known as Messier 45 or The Pleiades).

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