Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see ... The “sisters” are medium-bright, hot blue stars named Asterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone.

We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December's winter solstice and March's vernal equinox. That moment took place at 4:11 p.m.

However, the higher it is in the sky, the easier it is to see, so get outside about 45 minutes after sunset just as a deep blue twilight ... the “Morning Star” phase) night sky.