OBSERVING January 2016 In This Section 42 Sky at a Glance 42 Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 43 Binocular Highlight: A Stellar Cascade 44 Planetary Almanac 45 Northern Hemisphere's Sky: Many Bright Beginnings 46 Sun, Moon & Planets: New Year's Celebration 48 Celestial Calendar 48 Quads to Come Out of Hiding 49 An Easy Aldebaran Occultation 50 Daily Jupiter Sights 51 Asteroid Occultations 52 Exploring the Solar System: The Dawn of Global Planet Watches 55 Deep-Sky Wonders: The River 58 Going Deep: The Definitive Barred Spiral - NGC 1365 Additional Observing Article: 62 Monsters in the Dark PHOTOGRAPH: NASA / JPL-CALTECH / WISE TEAM This mosaic of images from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows the bright gases of the starforming region in Cassiopeia known as IC 1805. SkyandTelescope.com Januar y 2016 41http://www.SkyandTelescope.com