From:- Sky & Telescope By :- J. Kelly Beatty Editted by :- Amal Udawatta Dazzling Jupiter and the brilliant stars of Orion, the Hunter — as well as Sirius and Procyon — dominate the eastern sky during January evenings. We’ll want to make good on that pledge right away, because our first opportunity occurs early in January, with the arrival of the Quadrantid meteor shower. These meteors get their name from Quadrans Muralis, an obsolete constellation near the handle of the Big Dipper. Unfortunately this year the peak arrives in the Americas on the afternoon of January 3rd — and there’s a full Moon that night. Bummer! Of the five planets visible by eye, three of them — Mercury, Venus, and Mars — are bunched closely together very close to the Sun in the sky and thus out of view this whole month. That leaves Jupiter and Saturn to entertain us. Right now Saturn is fairly high in the southwest after even twilight fades. Meanwhile, Jupiter reaches what’s ca...