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New Year Sky Watch: January's sky brings meteors and solar eclipse...DEC27, 2010

guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 December 2010 08.00 GMT
A stellar month for starwatchers finds Orion prominent in the SE at our map times in the heart of a region cluttered with bright stars. The highlights, though, come on the morning of the 4th when the sharp but intense Quadrantids meteor shower hits its peak and when a partial solar eclipse is visible...(more)...