Summary: This month's guide is presented by Dr Nick Lomb, Sydney Observatory's Curator of Astronomy. Nick takes us on a tour of the stars and constellations prominent in the January sky, including Betelgeuse and Rigel in Orion, Aldebaran in Taurus, and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, in the constellation Canis Major. In the evenings in January, you should be able to see the bright planet Jupiter, Venus, Mars and, briefly, Mercury. In the mornings Jupiter and Saturn will be visible, with the gibbous Moon near Jupiter on 8th, and the crescent Moon near Saturn on 16th January.
