Sky Lights: Astronomy in 2001

A preview of the coming year in astronomy, ready to clip to the fridge.

By Bob Berman
Jan 1, 2001 6:00 AMMay 9, 2023 7:43 PM

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The heavens will smile kindly upon you in 2001. This isn't just a coy prediction. It's a promise: The first year of the new millennium is guaranteed to bring a banquet of stirring sky events and new space missions.

JANUARY A lovely lunar eclipse on the 9th becomes visible almost everywhere except the Americas. As compensation, bright Jupiter and Saturn hover nearly overhead, and silvery Venus is climbing above the horizon after sunset.

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