Moon phases
New-1/4___First quarter-1/12____Full-1/19____ Last quarter-1/26
Planets
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Meteor showers
1/3/00 Quadrantid shower peaks. Estimate 50-60/hr.
1/17/00 Delta Cancrids peak. Estimate 10/hr. Smack in the middle of Cancer.
Deep Sky Objects (DSO's)
Messier Objects
M1-Supernova remnant in Taurus, M42 & M43-The great Orion Nebula complex, M79-Small globular
cluster in Lepus, M78-another emmision nebula in Orion, M35-Open cluster in Gemini, M36, M37,
M38-Open clusters in Auriga.
Named DSO's
The Hyades open cluster in Taurus, including Aldeberan, is nice in binoculars. Iota Orionis-Multiple star system, can be seen just south of M42, this system contains at least 6 stars of different colors. Very nice in a small scope. Just east of Orion runs the winter Milky Way. This is a fun area to just surf around with binoculars. It runs through Auriga, Monoceros, Perseus and Gemini.
Here's the link to SEDS as promised.
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