EarthSky News - Jan 27 - Happy Chinese New Year

January 27 Happy Chinese New Year by:

Chinese New Year is this weekend It comes with the new moon - January 28 for clocks in Asia, but the evening of January 27 for the Americas. It rings in the Year of the Rooster. Gong Xi Fa Ca, y'all! Orion, from China's Great Wall Beautiful new photo from our friend Jeff Dai in China, plus an explanation of the link between the constellation we know as Orion the Hunter and the Chinese New Year. Your new moon is today or tomorrow Next new moon is January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC ... just after midnight by clocks in England.  Lengths of lunar months in 2017 Lunar months vary in part because the moon's orbit around Earth isn't a perfect circle. Longest (and shortest) lunar months in 2017, here. Friday FAQ:  What is the ecliptic? The ecliptic is an imaginary line that marks the path of the sun. The signs of the Zodiac come from the constellations that lie along this line.

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Orion, from China's Great Wall Jeff Dai in China captured this photo on January 3, 2017.

Tonight … See a faint star cluster near bright Sirius Sirius is easy to find. It's the sky's brightest star. If you have binoculars and a dark location, look near it for the star cluster M41. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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