Nov. 2 Moon and Gemini
The gibbous Moon rises in mid-evening and stands high overhead
at first light. It is in the middle of Gemini, near the stars that
represent the
”
heads
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of the constellation’s twins. The bright planet Saturn is just
to the Moon’s east.
Nov. 2 Moon and Gemini
The gibbous Moon rises in mid-evening and stands high overhead at first light. It is in the middle of Gemini, near the stars that represent the “heads” of the constellation’s twins. The bright planet Saturn is just to the Moon’s east.
Nov. 3 Venus and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter, the brightest points of light in the night sky, are staging a spectacular conjunction. They rise in the wee hours of the morning and are in good view in the eastern sky at first light. Venus is a bit higher than Jupiter tomorrow, but will drop past Jupiter by Friday.
Nov. 4 Jupiter and Venus II
The planets Venus and Jupiter – the brightest points of light in the night sky – line up in the east at dawn tomorrow. Venus is the brighter of the two, with Jupiter a little to its upper right.
Nov. 5 Autumn Milky Way
November evenings are good times to watch the Milky Way – the combined glow of millions of stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy. It arches from east to west, with a dip toward the northern horizon. You need a dark sky to see the Milky Way, far from city lights.
Nov. 6 California Nebula
The constellation Perseus is in the northeast in mid evening and high overhead at midnight. A cloud of gas known as the California Nebula stands near its southern tip. The nebula, which is just visible through small telescopes, resembles the outline of California.
Nov. 7 Perseus Cluster
Perseus, the hero, is well up in the east-northeast as darkness falls, and stands directly overhead around midnight. To find it, look for nearby Cassiopeia, which looks like a letter M. Mid-evening, Cassiopeia is high in the north, with Perseus to its east.
Nov. 8 Moon and Planets
The crescent Moon and the planets Venus and Jupiter huddle quite close together before dawn tomorrow. Jupiter stands below the Moon, with Venus to their lower left. No more than a couple of degrees will separate Jupiter from the Moon – the width of a finger held at arm’s length.
