What’s Up January 2024

A monthly look at astronomical events in the sky and on Earth

Compiled by Steve Sawyer

Hi, Happy New Year and welcome to the first what’s up of 2024. This year we can look forward to many meteor showers with the first being the Quadrantids in early January, Several comets are forecast throughout the year with a couple being possibly visible with the naked eye. Plenty of conjunctions and In April a solar eclipse crosses North America (book your plane tickets early!). Continue reading