Astronomy - USA (2022-01)

JULY 2021

AQL

LYR

CYG

VUL

SGE

EQU

LAC

AQR

AND

TRI

ARI

PER

PEG

PSC

CET

SCL

PHE

ERI FOR

DEL

SGR

SCT

SER

MIC

GRU

PA

Early evening

Pluto

Ceres Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

Saturn

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ly
Co
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Mercury appears
bright on evenings
in early January
Sun
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
31 30
Europa
Callisto
Ganymede
Io
1 Jupiter
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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19
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21
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10"
N
S
W E
Mars
Ceres
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune Pluto
Io
Ganymede
Europa
Callisto
This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows
and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.
JUPITER’S
MOONS
Dots display
positions of
Galilean satellites
at 9 P.M. EST on
the date shown.
South is at the
top to match the
view through a
telescope.
JANUARY 2022
Jan. 15
1.5
4.1"
97%
2.265
1.518
17h28.6m
–23°32'
Jan. 15
8.0
0.7"
98%
2.041
2.707
3h42.7m
18°27'
Jan. 15
–2 .1
34.5"
100%
5.720
4.990
22h21.7m
–11°17'
Jan. 15
0.7
15.3"
100%
10.844
9.917
21h03.6m
–17°39'
Jan. 15
5.8
3.6"
100%
19.427
19.721
2h32.9m
14°36'
Jan. 15

7. 8

2.2"

100%

30.456

29.920

23h27.5m

–4°44'

Jan. 15

14.8

0.1"

100%

35.426

34.443

19h53.8m

–22°39'

MARS CERES JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO

THE PLANETS IN THE SKY

These illustrations show the size, phase,

and orientation of each planet and the two

brightest dwarf planets at 0h UT for the dates

in the data table at bottom. South is at the top

to match the view through a telescope.