As we complete another trip around the sun, it's time to look ahead at what the new year will hold. 

Here is what you could see in the sky in January. 

Meteor showers

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on January 4 and will be active throughout the night. 

It is expected to produce around 120 meteors per hour on this date but will continue at a lower rate until January 12. 

The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower will peak on January 19 but only around two meteors per hour will be visible from Norfolk. 

The Moon

Phases for January are as follows: 

Last quarter - January 4

New Moon - January 11

First quarter - January 18

Full Moon - January 25

The planets

The Moon and Saturn will make a close approach on January 14.

They will be too far apart to be viewed together through a telescope but will be visible to the naked eye. 

The same phenomenon will see the Moon and Jupiter appear close together in the sky on January 18.

The stars

The Beehive open star cluster will reach its highest point in the sky on January 31 at around midnight. 

It holds around 1,000 stars. 

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International Space Station

There are plenty of opportunities to see the International Space Station in January.

It can only be seen for a few minutes at a time and is most visible at around 5am.

Other

NGC 2403, a spiral galaxy that is roughly eight million light-years away, will be very well-placed on January 15 and will be high above the horizon all night. 

Asteroid 354 Eleonora will be visible on January 20 and will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight.