The new moon of Jan. 21 is at perigee, its closest point to earth. This causes some extreme morning daylight high tides, peaking at 7.2 feet on Jan. 21 around 9:30 a.m. A special feature in the night sky will be the passage of comet Gibbs on Jan. 30 and the comet Macholz on Jan. 31, both named for the astronomers who first noted their presence in the sky.
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