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January turns out to be a little more interesting than normal, given the four planets you can see in the morning, Comet Catalina still visible (with binoculars), the Quadrantid Meteor shower, and an occultation of bright Aldebaran. It will be cold (maybe), but we have plenty of night to work with.
Comet Catalina – It’s not likely going to be a Halley’s Comet, but it could reach naked eye visibility, but as comet hunter David Levy says, comets are like cats: They both have tails, and they do precisely what they want. So, really we don’t know how bright it will get.
Use a sky map from http://www.skymaps.com/ to help you out.
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