mama...is there any thing happening in the sky~

my one asked last night...

is there anything
happening up there this month?"

i use this website as a quick reference for our studies...

thought i'd pass along!

Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events - 2010

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy_calendar_2010.html

January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower. The Quadrantids are an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at their peak. The shower usually peaks on January 3 & 4, but some meteors can be visible from January 1 - 5. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Look for meteors radiating from the constellation Bootes.

January 15 - New Moon

January 15 - Annular Solar Eclipse. The path of annularity will begin in central Africa and move east through the Indian Ocean, southern India, Sri Lanka, Malymar, and China. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most eastern Africa and Asia. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information

NASA Eclipse Animation)

January 29 - Mars at Opposition. The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This year's approach will not be quite as close as it was in historic 2003, when Mars was only 34.7 million miles away. But at only 61.7 million miles, this is the best time to view and photograph Mars for quite some time to come.

January 30 - Full Moon. This full moon will be closest and therefore the largest of the year.