If your New Year's resolution is to do more stargazing in 1997, you've come to the right place. Our annual Sky Almanac puts it all at your fingertips.

Looking for meteor showers? The Eta Aquarids in May and the Perseids in August promise to put on a good show. Or maybe you'd like to get a good look at Mercury, Venus, Mars, or Jupiter. You'll have plenty of chances in 1997. And on December 4, they form a celestial quintet with the Moon above the southwestern horizon that shouldn't be missed.

The real star of 1997 will be a comet. Some have already called it The Comet. It's Hale-Bopp and by mid-February, it should be glowing steadily in the predawn sky. We've already got a great picture, plus charts for finding it in February, March, and April.

Enjoy the sky in 1997 and Happy New Year!

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