Michał Mancewicz on Unsplash " /> When the world feels a little heavy and my problems feel enormous, one thing I find helpful is looking up at the night sky . It helps to remember that we are so, so small and the universe is so incredibly vast that even being here for a lifetime is a gift in itself. This is especially helpful in January. A dark month that has a comedown from the fun of the festivities and when we are often stretching our monthly pay across five weeks. It’s an incredibly trying start to a new year, especially for people who live with Seasonal Affective Disorder . This January you can catch a meteor shower The Quandrids is a strong, annual meteor shower and is active until around January 12th. Royal Museums Greenwich explains: “In 2026 the Quadrantid shower peaks in the early hours of 4 January, with a possible rate of up to 120 meteors per hour at the maximum. Unfortunately the Moon will be full on this night, so moonlight will drown out a lot of the meteors.” The experts also add that this meteor shower is famous for it’s ‘fireballs’; extremely bright meteors. “To see this shower, bundle up nice and warm, find a dark location free from light pollution , and fill your eyes with as much of the sky as possible. To work out if you’ve seen a Quadrantid meteor, trace it back to its radiant point, which should be in the northern part of the constellation Boötes.” You can also see Jupiter in January January also sees Jupiter at it’s brightest, even for those of us living in light polluted cities. Royal Museums Greenwich says: “On 10 January Jupiter will be at opposition, making this a great opportunity to set your eyes or telescopes on the beautiful gas giant. It will be visible in the sky all night, rising in the east around sunset and setting in the west around sunrise.” Can’t wait. Related... From Sunsets To Sex: 7 Ways To Make The Most Of Long, Dark Nights Our Four Seasons Are Breaking Down – Here’s What Climate Scientists Say Comes Next Is There Life On Mars? According To New Research, There May Have Been