EarthSky News - Jan 16 - Meteor Showers in 2017

January 16 Meteor Showers in 2017 by:

EarthSky's meteor shower guide for 2017 All you need to know about 2017's major meteor showers. How and when to watch, and more. Today in science: Finding magnetic south On this date in 1909, a team of Antarctic explorers thought they'd found the magnetic south pole. It wasn't until a few years later that they began to have doubts. Why stars seem brighter this time of year No matter where you are on Earth on December, January and February evenings, you're looking toward bright stars in our local spiral arm. Look for Cassiopeia and the Big Dipper Watch the celestial clock and its two great big hour hands - Cassiopeia and the Big Dipper - as they swing around the North Star every night!

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Waning Venus Between now and March, when Venus flies between us and the sun, those with telescopes will see Venus wane, like a little waning moon. January 14, 2017 photo by Patrick Prokop in Savannah, Georgia.

Look for Cassiopeia and the Big Dipper Cassiopeia is shaped like the letter M or W, and the Big Dipper is very dipper-like! Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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