Sky Matters: If you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this month

What should one look out for in winter skies, specifically this January?

Picture: Virgil Reglioni

January skies tend to be among the best of the year. Darkness falls early, and by around 7pm the sky is about as dark as it gets at any stage throughout the night.

This contrasts with the summer months when the skies never get fully dark because the Sun never fully sets.