From a new year's meteor shower to a trio of planets in the night sky, here are the top astronomy events to mark in your January 2025 calendar.
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00:00The New Year kicks off with a celestial fireworks show on the morning of January 3rd.
00:12The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak just before dawn, lasting only six hours.
00:18The first full moon of 2025 rises on the night of January 13th.
00:24Known as the Wolf Moon, it is named after the time of year when wolves are more active
00:28and can be heard howling.
00:30On January 16th, Mars will reach opposition with Earth.
00:34This will be your best chance to observe the red planet in the night sky until 2027.
00:41On the very next night, January 17th, Venus and Saturn will form a conjunction.
00:45They will appear very close to each other in the southwestern sky at 9pm local time.
00:51A telescope is not required for the opposition or the conjunction.
00:55If you do have one, enjoy getting a closer look at the planets in better detail.
01:01Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Cornish.