On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.

Helen Willetts takes a look at what's going on in the night sky and the chances of seeing this month's Wolf Moon.

Exciting January sky events include Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Moon occulting Pleiades, Venus at dichotomy, a full “Wolf Moon” rising, and Mars at opposition.