ISO week 05 2025
This week is currently in preparation and will be published as part of the Star Almanack.
Week begins: Monday, January 27, 2025
Notation:
Calendar
| Date | Zodiac day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 27, 2025 | ♒ 9 | Phact (α Col) —  V 3 — Southern WinterAlnitak (ζ Ori) — V 2 — Tropical WinterC103, NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula, bright nebula in Dorado — V 1.0 — Antarctic Winter |
| Tue, Jan 28, 2025 | ♒ 10 | Camelopardalis center — Constellation —  V 4.4 — Arctic WinterNGC 2022, PN G196.6-10.9, planetary nebula in Orion —  V 11.7 — Finest NGC — Tropical WinterNGC 2024, Flame Nebula, emission nebula in Orion — — Finest NGC — Tropical Winter |
| Wed, Jan 29, 2025 | ♒ 11 | 🌑 New Moon — 12:35:59 UTC β Pic — V 4 — Southern WinterSaiph (κ Ori) — V 2 — Tropical WinterColumba center — Constellation — V 3.9 — Southern WinterM78, diffuse nebula in Orion — V 8.3 — Tropical Winter |
| Thu, Jan 30, 2025 | ♒ 12 | Wazn (β Col) — V 3 — Southern WinterM37, open cluster in Auriga — V 6.2 — Northern Winter |
| Fri, Jan 31, 2025 | ♒ 13 | Betelgeuse (α Ori) — V 0 — Tropical WinterAuriga center — Constellation — V 2.7 — Northern Winter |
| Sat, Feb 1, 2025 | ♒ 14 | Menkalinan (β Aur) — V 2 — Northern Winter |
| Sun, Feb 2, 2025 | ♒ 15 |
Weekly Solar-System Ephemeris
Snapshot: January 27, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Notation:
Naked Eye
| ☉︎ Sun | ☽︎ Moon | ☿︎ Mercury | ♀︎ Venus | ♂︎ Mars | ♃︎ Jupiter | ♄︎ Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♒︎ 7°17′ β −0°00′ | ♑︎ 5°36′ β −5°04′ | ♑︎ 28°11′ β −1°45′ | ♓︎ 23°18′ β +1°14′ | ♋︎ 22°04′ β +4°19′ | ♊︎ 11°24′ β −0°31′ | ♓︎ 16°53′ β −1°56′ |
| Observing | ||||||
| ☉ | | ☉ | | | | |
Extended targets:
| ⚳︎ Ceres | ♅︎ Uranus | ♆︎ Neptune | ♇︎ Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♒︎ 19°02′ β −7°07′ | ♉︎ 23°16′ β −0°15′ | ♓︎ 27°50′ β −1°16′ | ♒︎ 1°54′ β −3°18′ |
| Observing | |||
| ☉ | | | ☉ |
β = ecliptic latitude (+ north, − south). Observing combines visual magnitude with solar elongation. Two telescope glyphs = substantial telescope. ☉ = Near Sun — not currently observable.
Notation:
Planet Finder
Sky Notes
Naked eye
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Binoculars
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Telescope
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