Wednesday, October 31, 2012

November 2012 Celestial Highlights


Nov. 1: Moon next to Jupiter (occultation in South Africa)
Nov. 4: End of daylight saving time
Nov. 11: Moon close to Venus, in morning sky
Nov. 13: Total eclipse of sun, not visible in Virginia
Nov. 16: Moon close to Mars, low in the southwest 60 minutes after sunset.
Nov. 17: Leonids, no moon visible, after 1 am, maybe 20 per hour. (The numbers seem to be declining over the past few years.)
Nov. 24 — Nov. 29: Brilliant Venus passes Saturn in the morning sky. Venus appears to merge with Saturn on November 26. Best seen at 6 a.m.

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