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Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets, our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial. Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout. Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects, or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include ; following - moon phases; conjunctions; Sun's apparent, and Earth's real motion along the ecliptic.


Volume 30          Issue 11
November 2024
   Month at a Glance:

     This month there will be several opportunities for planet viewing with Mercury and Venus over the western horizon at sunset. And the two largest ringed planets, Jupiter and Saturn are also visible above the southern horizon after sunset.
     This month is also the month for the annual Leonid Meteor shower. The early mornings of the 17th and 18th will be the best times to see any meteors during the peak times form the Leonids. However the Moon will high in the sky and at gibbous Phase so the skies will not be as dark as a mmoonless night but there still may be a chance to see a few meteors.
     Hope you all had a chance to see C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).

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What is this? "It's a prediction of when Lees Summit, MO, will have good weather for astronomical observing." Click on the graphic to go to the Clear Sky web site.


Mercury will be visible, but low over the western horizon, at sunset for the first hakf of the month as it moves into eastern elongation on the 16th.
Venus is very visible over the western horizon at sunset local time throughout the month. It's visibility as an evening planet is better for observers south of the equator.
Mars is a few degrees from the star Pollux, one of the Gemini Twins. It's apparent magnitude increases as the distance between our planet and Mars steadily decreases.
Dwarf Planet Ceres is near the handle of the teapot-shaped asterism for Sagittarius the Archer, however with an 8th magnitude it will require optical assistance to see.
Jupiter rises around sunset local time and is still in retrograde notion across the stars of Taurus the Bull.
Saturn is visible over the southern horizon after sunset as it moves in retrograde motion across the stars of Aquarius the Water Bearer.
Uranus reaches opposition on the 16th and as a result will rise at sunset and set at sunrise. Uranus is a few degrees from the Pleiades open star cluster. Uranus has an apparent magnitude that dips below 6th magnitude meaning it may be visible to the unaided eye - in dark enough skies of course.

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November Sky Calendar

01. New Moon
03. Moon-Antares Close Conjunction
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04. Moon-Venus Conjunction
05. Moon at Southernmost Declination: 28.6° S
08. First Quarter Moon
09. Mercury-Antares Conjunction
10. Moon-Saturn Conjunction

12. Moon at Ascending Node
       Spring Equinox Martian Northern Hemisphere
14. Moon at Perigee: 233,689 miles (360,100 km)
15. Full Moon
       Moon-Pleiades Close Conjunction
16. Mercury at Eastern Elongation 22.5° E
       Uranus at Opposition
17. Leonid Meteor Shower Peak
18. Moon at Northernmost Declination: 28.5° N

19. Moon-Pollux Conjunction
20. Moon-Mars Conjunction
20 Moon-Beehive Star Cluster Conjunction
       Moon-Regulus Conjunction
       Last Quarter Moon
25. Moon at Descending Node
26. Moon at Apogee: 251,767 miles (405,300 km)
27. Moon-Spica Conjunction
       
November 3November 3 - 5:15 pm CDT
November 4November 4 - 5:30 pm CST
November 9November 9 - 5:30 pm CST
November 10November 10 - 5:30 pm CST
November 15November 15 - 7:30 pm CST
November 19November 19 - 9:30 pm CST
November 20November 20 - 11:30 pm CST
November 27November 27 - 6:00 am CST
Bonus PictureThe morning sky from Black Mesa, OK.
My Local Time: CDT (UT-5)
Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.A.
38.9116°N, 94.3617°W

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