The sky has long since darkened
rest calls out to me in deceit
I lay myself to go to sleep
yet slumber refuses to take me
I turn and turn to find comfort
it is there, but body and mind
cannot find ease, too bruised
the body keeps the score
It’s true I love to sleep, the escape
from my physical confinement
my body ails and fails me
yet dreaming does not come for me
Published in The Lark
Posted by Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | January 1, 2020
In January 2020, dazzling Venus lights up the early evening sky. Moderately-bright red Mars comes up before dawn. Late in the month, you might catch elusive Mercury at dusk and giant Jupiter at dawn. Ringed Saturn hides in the sun’s glare all month.Sharing is caring!
Click the name of a planet to learn more about its visibility in January 2020:
Evening planets: Venus (all month) and Mercury (late January)
Morning planets: Mars (all month) and Jupiter (late January)
Try Stellarium for a precise view from your location.
I LOVE THE NIGHT SKY
There is an annual fall of meteors, but because the moon is almost full and is lighting almost all the night sky, it is harder to see them.
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