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The sky in January 2024 will be decorated with various phenomena that are a shame to miss. What are these phenomena? Check out the following review.
These celestial phenomena consist of the full moon, the appearance of planets, and the Quadrantids meteor shower which will start 2024. Some of these phenomena cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Therefore, tools such as a telescope or binoculars are needed. Below detikJateng summarizes 6 celestial phenomena in January 2024, quoted from the official website of the Royal Museum Greenwich and seasky.org.
January 2024 Sky Phenomena
January 3-4: Quadrantids Meteor Shower
The Quadrantids is a meteor shower that is considered above average, with the possibility of reaching up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. This event occurs every year between January 1-5, with a peak on the evening of the 3rd and the morning of the 4th.
The best location to see it is from a dark place after midnight. These meteors will appear to shine from the constellation Bootes, but can appear in various locations in the sky.
January 11: New Moon
The Moon will be on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This situation occurred at 11:59 UTC.
The New Moon is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no Moonlight to interfere.
January 12: Mercury Elongation
The planet Mercury will be at its greatest western elongation of 23.5 degrees from the Sun. The best time to see Mercury is when the planet is at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Mercury can be found just before sunrise in the eastern sky.
January 18: Jupiter and the Moon
The largest planet in the solar system will dominate the night sky on that date and appear right next to the moon. In fact, with binoculars you can also observe the four large moons of Jupiter that are around it.
January 25: Full Moon
The Moon will be on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated at 17:55 UTC. This Full Moon was known by early American Indian tribes as the Wolf Moon because it was the time when packs of hungry wolves howled outside their camps. This month is also known as the Old Moon and Moon After Yule.
January 30: Appearance of Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan reached its closest point to the Sun on Christmas Eve, and will reach its closest point to Earth on January 30, at a distance of about 75 million kilometers.
At this time, this comet will be visible in the constellation Leo. However, this comet cannot be seen with the naked eye and requires very dark skies to see it.
That’s the information about 6 celestial phenomena that will occur in January 2023. Save the date, detikers!
This article was written by Muthia Alya Rahmawati, a participant in the Merdeka Campus Certified Internship Program at detikcom.
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2024-01-01 06:15:02
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