January 2025: What’s in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition

All the major planets are on view this month. Venus has a fine evening conjunction with Saturn and Jupiter is high in Taurus. Uranus and Neptune are binocular targets, while Mars reaches opposition. Early morning reveals Mercury. Additionally, on the 9th the Moon crosses the Pleiades (M45), and on the 13th it hides Mars inContinue reading “January 2025: What’s in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition”
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