November 2017 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On November 1, 2017
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster, Jupiter, Leonid meteor shower, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Northern Taurid meteor shower, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
November 2017 Sky
| 4 | Full Moon at 5:23 UT. |
| 5 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 11h UT. |
| 6 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 0:21 UT (361,438 km; angular size 33.1′). |
| 6 | Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 1h UT. Occultation visible from east USA, Canada, Greenland, north Europe. • Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA) |
| 10 | Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 2 UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 10 | Last Quarter Moon at 20:37 UT. |
| 11 | Moon near Regulus (79° from Sun, morning sky) at 16h UT. Occultation visible from NE Asia and S Alaska. • Occultation of Regulus (IOTA) |
| 12 | Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks. Meteors often appear slow moving (28 km/sec) with the occasional very bright fireball. • The Taurids (Gary Kronk) |
| 12 | Mercury 2.2° N of Antares (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. −0.3 and 1.0. |
| 13 | Venus 0.26° NNE of Jupiter (14° from Sun, morning sky) at 8h UT. Mags. −3.9 and −1.7. |
| 15 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 3h UT. Mag. 1.8. |
| 15 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 20h UT. |
| 17 | Moon, Venus and Jupiter within 4.9° circle (15° from Sun, morning sky) at 4h UT. Mags. −3.9 and −1.7. |
| 17 | Leonid meteor shower peaks at 17h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1533. Produces very fast meteors (71 km/sec). Expect 10 to 15 meteors per hour under dark skies. • The Leonids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) • Leonids Over Monument Valley (APOD) |
| 18 | New Moon at 11:42 UT. Start of lunation 1174. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Moon near Mercury (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 11h UT. |
| 21 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. 0.5. |
| 21 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 406,132 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 26 | First Quarter Moon at 17:02 UT. |
| 27 | Moon near Neptune (96° from Sun, evening sky) at 6h UT. Mag. 7.9. Occultation visible from Antarctica. |
| 29 | Mars 3.1° NNE of Spica (morning sky) at 23h UT. Mags. 1.7 and 1.0. |
| November 2017 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
