Observation Plan for the month of January Moon New 1 st Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 17 th 24th 2 nd and 31 st (Blue Moon) 8th
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1 Observation Plan for the month of January 2018 Moon New 1 st Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 17 th 24th 2 nd and 31 st (Blue Moon) 8th Planets Planet Magnitude Comments Mercury -0.3 Rising in the SE just before dawn. Venus Too close to the Sun to be seen this month. Mars +1.4 Rising at 03:00 in Libra. Jupiter -1.9 Rising at 03:00 in Libra. Saturn +0.5 Rising at about 06:30 in Sagittarius. Uranus +5.8 Setting in Pisces at about 00:30 Neptune +7.9 Setting at about 20:30 in Aquarius. Comets Name: Heinze (C/2017 T1) Magnitude RA Dec 5 th of the month h 14' +68º 01' 15 th of the month h 41' +45º 52' 25 th of the month h 05' +32º 51'
2 Name:PANSTARRS (C/2016 R2) Magnitude RA Dec 5 th of the month h 19' +15º 35' 15 th of the month h 09' +18º 32' 25 th of the month h 24' +21º 24' Meteor Showers Name Nominal start date Nominal end date Peak ZHR Originating comet Moon illumination at peak and comments Quadrantid 1/1/2017 6/1/ EH 1 100% Deep Sky Constellation Object RA Dec Mag Type Dates seen Andromeda M110 00h 40' ' +8.9 Galaxy Andromeda M31 00h 43' ' +4.3 Galaxy Andromeda M32 00h 43' ' +8.8 Galaxy Andromeda NGC752 01h 58' ' +6.6 Open Cluster Andromeda NGC691 02h 22' ' Galaxy Andromeda NGC891 02h 223' +42º 21' Galaxy Andromeda NGC h 26' ' +9.8 Planetary Nebula Aries NGC772 11h 59' ' Galaxy Auriga IC405 05h 17' +34º17' Nebula Auriga IC417 05h 28' +34º 26' +8 Emission Nebula
3 Auriga M38 05h 29' ' +6.8 Open Cluster Auriga NGC h 31' +34º 15' Emission Nebula Auriga M36 05h 36' ' +6.5 Open Cluster Auriga M37 05h 52' ' +6.2 Open Cluster Auriga IC h 58' +46º 07' Planetary Nebula Camelopardis IC342 03h 47' +68º 06' +9.1 Galaxy Camelopardis NGC h 08' ' +4.1 Open Cluster Camelopardis NGC h 37' ' +8.9 Galaxy Canis Major NGC h 17' -21º 22' Galaxy Canis Major IC h 22' -13º 00' Planetary Nebula Canis Major NGC h 30' -31º 18' +9.4 Open Cluster Canis Major M41 06h 47' -20º 44' +5.0 Open Cluster Canis Major NGC h 15' -25º 46' +6.5 Open Cluster Canis Major NGC h 19' -24º 56' +3.8 Open Cluster Canis Major NGC h 19' -15º 39' +7.2 Open Cluster Canis Major NGC h 19' -13º 12' Emission Nebula Canis Major NGC h 25' -13º 18' +8.0 Open Cluster Cassiopeia NGC129 00h 30' ' +9.8 Open Cluster Cassiopeia NGC281 00h 53' ' +7.4 Diffuse Nebula Cassiopeia NGC457 01h 19' ' +5.1 Open Cluster Cassiopeia M103 01h 33' ' +6.9 Open Cluster Cassiopeia M52 23h 24' ' +8.2 Open Cluster Cepheus NGC40 00h 13' +72º 33' Planetary Nebula Cepheus NGC188 00h 44' +85º 22' +9.3 Open Cluster Cepheus NGC h 02' +68º 10' +6.8 Reflection Nebula Cepheus NGC h 40' +61º 17' Planetary Nebula Draco NGC h 15' +56º 19' Galaxy Draco NGC h 58' +66º 37' +8.8 Planetary Nebula
4 Eridanus NGC h 47' -07º 31' Galaxy Eridanus NGC h 15' -12º 41' Planetary Nebula Eridanus NGC h 42' -02º 49' Galaxy Eridanus IC h 08' -07º 12' Nebula Gemini NGC h 07' ' Open Cluster Gemini M35 06h 09' ' +5.6 Open Cluster Supernova remnant Gemini IC443 06h 17' +22º 31' Gemini NGC2371/2 07h 25' ' Planetary Nebula Gemini Abell21 07h 29' +13º 15' Planetary Nebula Gemini NGC h 29' ' +9.9 Planetary Nebula Lacerta NGC h 05' ' +7.8 Open Cluster Lepus Abell7 05h 03' -15º 36' Planetary Nebula Lepus M79 05h 25' -24º 32' +8.0 Globular Cluster Lepus IC418 05h 28' -12º 41' Planetary Nebula Lynx NGC h 10' +50º 11' Galaxy Lynx NGC h 11' +50º 10' Galaxy Lynx NGC h 38' ' Globular Cluster Lynx NGC h 53' +33º 25' Galaxy Lynx NGC h 14' +40º 07' Galaxy Lynx NGC h 20' +33º 45' Galaxy Orion NGC h 48' ' +8.0 Open Cluster Orion Jonckheere h 06' +10º 42' Planetary Nebula Orion NGC h 07' -03º 21' Reflection Nebula Orion NGC h 28' -05º 19' Galaxy Orion Abell10 05h 32' +06º 56' Planetary Nebula Orion M42 05h 35' ' +4.0 Diffuse Nebula Orion NGC h 35' -04º 24' +4.2 Open Cluster
5 Orion M43 05h 36' ' +9.0 Diffuse Nebula Orion NGC h 36' -06º 43' +9.5 Planetary Nebula Orion Barnard 33 05h 41' -02º 27' H/head Dark nebula Orion NGC h 42' ' Planetary Nebula Orion NGC h 42' -01º 51' Emission Nebula Orion M78 05h 47' ' +8.0 Reflection Nebula Orion NGC h 54' +00º 25' +9.0 Emission Nebula Orion NGC h 08' ' +7.0 Open Cluster Pegasus M15 21h 30' ' +6.4 Globular Cluster Pegasus NGC h 37' +12º 47' Planetary Nebula Perseus M76 01h 42' ' Planetary Nebula Perseus NGC869 02h 19' ' +4.3 Open Cluster Perseus NGC884 02h 22' ' +4.3 Open Cluster Perseus NGC h 40' +39º 04' Galaxy Perseus M34 02h 42' ' +5.8 Open Cluster Perseus NGC h 03' ' +5.0 Diffuse Nebula Perseus NGC h 03m +51º 19' Emission Nebula Perseus NGC h 30' +35º 16' Emission Nebula Pisces NGC507 01h 23' +33º 15' Galaxy Pisces M74 01h 37' ' Galaxy Taurus M45 03h 47' ' +1.2 Open Cluster Taurus NGC h 09' ' Planetary Nebula Taurus Hyades 04h 26' ' +0.8 Open Cluster Taurus NGC h 46' ' +6.2 Open Cluster Taurus NGC h 03' ' +6.1 Open Cluster Taurus M1 05h 34' ' +8.4 Supernova remnant Triangulum M33 01h 34' ' +5.7 Galaxy
6 Triangulum NGC672 01h 47' +27º 25' Galaxy Triangulum IC h 47' +27º 20' 11.4 Galaxy Triangulum NGC925 02h 27' ' Galaxy Ursa Major M81 09h 56' ' +7.8 Galaxy Ursa Major M82 09h 56' ' +9.2 Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 02' +55º 41' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 03' +68º 44' +9.8 Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 20' +45º 33' Galaxy Ursa Major M108 11h 11' ' Galaxy Ursa Major M97 11h 15' ' Planetary Nebula Ursa Major NGC h 26' +43º 35' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 33' ' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 46' ' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 49' +48º 43' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 54' +52º 20' Galaxy Ursa Major M109 11h 58' ' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 59' ' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 01' +61º 54' Galaxy Ursa Major NGC h 03' +44º 32' Galaxy Ursa Major M40 12h 22' ' +8.0 Double Star Ursa Major M101 14h 03' ' +7.7 Galaxy
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