Actual Astronomy - The Observer’s Calendar

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] This month is our Observer’s Calendar for January 2025 but I’ve had Marie Newnham working with me on the RASC Observer’s Colander and she came up with a. Variety of new targets I’ll start adding but have never seen for myself.   Jan 5- Neptune 1.1 S of Moon - Occultation for Central and North EU Jan 6 - First Quarter Moon and Walthier Sunrise Ray visible on Moon Jan 7 - Lunar Straight Wall visible and “Eyes of Clavius” on the Moon Jan 8/9 - Uranus 4° S of Moon Jan 11 - “Wargentin Pancake” visible on Moon Jan 12 - Mars at Closest Approach - Carbon star T Cnc best tonight Jan 13 - Full Moon - Mars 0.2° S of Moon - Occultation for NA 9pm EST Jan 14 - Follow Arcturus into the daytime sky Jan 15 - Mars at Opposition Jan 17 - Saturn and Venus 3° apart Jan 19 - Venus 3° N of Saturn Jan 21 - Last Quarter Moon Jan 25 - Mare Orientale visible on Moon Jan 31 - Saturn 1.1° South of Moon   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].