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Quadrantid 2013 Sky Map
Credit: Starry Night Software
The Quadrantid meteor shower should give skywatchers looking up at the Eastern sky (shown here) a good show when it peaks in the early hours of Thursday morning (Jan. 3) this week.
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Last Quarter Moon, January 2013
Credit: Starry Night Software
On Friday, Jan. 4, the last quarter moon should be most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.
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January 2013 New Moon
Credit: Starry Night Software
Friday, Jan. 11, marks the first new moon of 2013.
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First Quarter Moon, January 2013
Credit: Starry Night Software
The first quarter moon can be seen on Friday, Jan. 18.
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Full Moon, January 2013
Credit: Starry Night Software
The first full moon of 2013 will occur on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Jupiter and the moon Jan. 2013
Credit: Starry Night Software
Jupiter and the moon will appear in the same part of the sky on Monday, Jan. 21.
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Venus and the moon January 2013
Credit: Starry Night Software
At sunrise on Thursday, Jan. 10 Venus and the moon will be in the same part of the sky.
















