The Sky Guide

JANUARY 2025

LUNAR OCCULTATION OF SATURN 2025 gets off to a flying start with a rare lunar occultation of Saturn on 4 January MEASURE THE GREAT RED SPOT Take our challenge to size up Jupiter's giant storm DAZZLING DOG STARS Follow our tour of superb targets in Canis Major About the writers Astronomy expert Pete Lawrence is a skilled astro imager and a presenter on The Sky at Night monthly on BBC Four Steve Tonkin is a binocular observer. Find his tour of the best sights for both eyes on page 54 Also on view this month… ✦ Favourable Quadrantid meteor shower peak ✦ Mars at opposition ✦ Titan shadow transits ✦ Minor planet 14 Irene at opposition in Gemini Red light friendly To preserve your night vision, this Sky Guide can be…

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BBC Sky at Night United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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