Monthly Guides

ChatGPT Prompt:

I’m giving myself a 1-year crash course on stargazing. Write me a 5 page guide for the month of January 2026. I will also be posting this guide on my stargazing blog.
Assume that the reader will be either doing naked eye observations or using a basic pair of binoculars or a small telescope. Please write in educational but casual language and not otimised for seo,
Include a section for constellations of the circumpolar space that are best viewed between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
Include by a section of the constellations that are best viewed during the month starting in the East and working our way south then West. Each constellation should have a subsection for naked eye and for binocular / telescope observing.
Include a section for the Moon (list the dates of the major phases and anything else noteworthy).
Include a section for observing the planets.
Also include a section if there are any noteworthy meteor showers or other noteworthy events.
Then followed up by a section of tips and tricks.