Friday 1 January
The variable star Algol dips to minimum brightness at 20:06UT.
Comet Siding Spring should appear at its brightest.
Saturn's largest moon Titan reappears from eclipse at 23:44UT.
Jupiter can be seen near Neptune in the south west during the evening and is visible through binoculars.
Saturday 2 January
The Moon can be seen near Mars during the early evening.
Sunday 3 January
The Earth is at Perihelion, the closest point in its orbit to the Sun (which is only 147 million km away).
The annual Quadrantid Meteor shower reaches it's peak at around 18:00UT. Unfortunately the Moon rises at 20:00 which will make observing difficult.
Monday 4 January
The Moon can be found near Regulus during the early morning.
Tuesday 5 January
81P/Wild lies just over a degree to the south of Saturn.
The constellation Cassiopeia will be directly overhead at 19:00UT.
Wednesday 6 January
The Moon is close to Saturn and can be seen due south at 05:00UT.
Thursday 7 January
The last quarter Moon can be seen in the east after midnight.
Friday 8 January
The Moon can be found below Spica in in the constellation of Virgo during the morning.
Saturday 9 January
The bright star Capella can be found overhead at 22:00UT.
Sunday 10 January
Orion can be found due south at 22:00UT.
Monday 11 January
The waning crescent Moon can be seen close to the super-giant Antares, the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius at 07:00UT.
Tuesday 12 January
The Triangulum Galaxy can be seen at 19:00UT, binoculars or a telescope will be needed.
Wednesday 13 January
The thin waning crescent of the Moon lies about 7° south of the planet Mercury which is at magnitude +1.0. This will be visible just before sunrise in the south east.
The constellation Cetus can be seen in the south between 18:00 and 19:00UT.
Thursday 14 January
Uranus can be seen to the south west with the naked eye, providing you are at a dark site.
Friday 15 January
New Moon.
The Pleiades cluster can be seen high in the sky at 20:00UT. If you have a good view see if you can spot the 'lost' Pleiade.
Saturday 16 January
The variable star Epsilon Aurigae is now reaching the deepest part of its 27 year eclipse cycle.
A slim crescent Moon can be seen in the east after sunset.
Sunday 17 January
The constellation Aries can be seen in the south during the early evening.
Monday 18 January
The crescent Moon can be seen above Jupiter at 18:00UT.
Tuesday 19 January
The constellation Cygnus can be found low in the western sky at 19:00UT.
Wednesday 20 January
A thick crescent Moon can be seen close to the Circlet of Pisces.
Thursday 21 January
The variable star Algol (an eclipsing binary) is at minimum tonight at 21:48UT.
Friday 22 January
Why not have a look at the Bradley Mountains on the Moon tonight.
Saturday 23 January
The first quarter of the Moon can be seen in the constellation of Aries.
Sunday 24 January
Mercury is low in the sky before dawn to the south west.
Monday 25 January
The waxing gibbous Moon can be found to the left of the Pleiades Open Cluster and above the Hyades Open Cluster.
Tuesday 26 January
Saturn can be found in the constellation of Virgo in the east during the late evening.
Wednesday 27 January
Mercury is at its greatest western elongation and is visible in the morning sky.
The star Sirius can be found low in the sky to the south at 22:00UT.
Thursday 28 January
The Moon occults the star Delta Geminarum during the early evening.
Friday 29 January
Mars can be found in constellation of Cancer in the south east and is visible all evening. This is one of the best times to view Mars.
Saturday 30 January
Full Moon. This is the brightest and biggest Moon of the year.
The Moon is also at at it's perigee (closest point to the Earth).
The minor planet Pallas can be seen in the south east close to the globular cluster M5 during the early morning.
Sunday 31 January
The Moon occults the star Omicron Leonis during the early morning.
Comet 157P/Tritton (mag +11.9) can be found 0.5° to the south of the spiral galaxy M74 (mag +9.8) in the constellation of Pisces.