On the night of January 4-5, observers will have the opportunity to observe a rare event - the ringed planet Saturn, transiting over M1, the Crab Nebula. However, it will be tricky to see this event because Saturn is so much brighter than M1. So much so, that its light might wash out any traces of the Nebula. To increase your changes of seeing this event, try using a nebular filter. The celestial map shows the sky on January 4th at 9:00 PM local time, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.
