These are the most important astronomical events in January 2023

These are the most important astronomical events in January 2023

January arrived and with it the astronomical events begin to fill the agendas of the astronomical amateurs and specialists.

The Quito Astronomical Observatory announced the different events that will be presented in this first month of the year. These began on January 3 and 4 with the conjunction of the Moon and Mars and the Quadrantid meteor shower.

For him January 6th instead the turn of the full moon will come.

The 12th of January Comet C/2022 E3 can be observed at perihelion, this is a body that appears every 50,000 years and was discovered on March 2. This will be visible in dark night skies, NASA explained, especially in early February when it reaches its perigee (closest point to Earth).

On Wednesday the 25th, on the other hand, the conjunction between the Moon and Jupiter will take place, while on the 31st the conjunction of the Moon and Mars will be repeated. (YO)

Source: Eluniverso

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