November 2023 Sky
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- On November 1, 2023
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- Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, M35 star cluster, Mars, Mercury, meteor shower, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
November 2023 Sky
| 2 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 2h UT (morning sky). |
| 3 | Jupiter at opposition at 5h UT. This is the best time to use a telescope to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.9. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Moon near Castor at 14h UT (morning sky). |
| 3 | Moon near Pollux at 19h UT (morning sky). |
| 5 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 0h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 5 | Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks. Active from Sept 23 to Dec 8. Associated with Comet 2P/Encke. • Southern Taurids (American Meteor Society) |
| 5 | Last Quarter Moon at 8:38 UT. |
| 6 | Moon near Regulus at 21h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 404,569km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 9 | Moon near Venus at 11h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.3. Daytime occultation visible from Europe. • Venus (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares (IOTA) |
| 11 | Moon near Spica at 9h UT (morning sky). |
| 11 | Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks. Active from Oct 13 to Dec 2. Occasional bright fireball. • Northern Taurids (American Meteor Society) |
| 13 | New Moon at 9:26 UT. Start of lunation 1248. |
| 13 | Uranus at opposition at 17h UT. Mag. 5.6. • Uranus (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon near Mercury at 15h UT (15° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.4. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon, Mercury and Antares within circle 4.2° diameter at 21h UT (evening sky). Mags. −0.0 & 1.0. |
| 14 | Moon near Antares at 21h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky). Occultation visible from Canada, USA, Mexico. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares (IOTA) |
| 17 | Mercury 2.5° NNE of Antares at 3h UT (evening sky). Mags. −0.4 and 1.0. |
| 18 | Leonid meteor shower peaks. Arises from debris ejected by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Produces very fast meteors (70 km/sec). Expect 10−15 meteors/hour under dark skies. • Leonids (American Meteor Society) • Leonids Over Monument Valley (APOD) |
| 20 | First Quarter Moon at 10:50 UT. |
| 20 | Moon near Saturn at 17h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.9. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:16 UT (distance 369,818km; angular size 32.3′). |
| 25 | Moon near Jupiter at 8h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Moon near the Pleiades at 2h UT (midnight sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Full Moon at 9:15 UT. |
| 29 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 12h UT (morning sky). |
| 29 | Venus 4.2° NNE of Spica at 18h UT (morning sky). Mags. −4.2 and 1.0. |
| 30 | Moon near Castor at 23h UT (morning sky). |
November 2023 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).
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