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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We begin our look at November with <\/span>Venus, Jupiter, <\/b>and <\/span>Saturn.\u00a0 <\/b>Venus continues to dominate the SW sky at dusk.\u00a0 With the period of twilight lengthening throughout the fall, Venus will appear 3 degrees higher by the end of the month with a setting time that will average about 2.6 hours after sunset.\u00a0 Viewed with a telescope, the size of the Venutian disk will increase from 26 to 39 arcseconds across the month (a 50-percent increase in size).\u00a0 The illumination given off by the planet will actually decrease from 48-percent to 39-percent as the crescent continues to get thinner and thinner.\u00a0 Venus may appear much more slender by the end of the month, but its magnitude will peak at a brilliant -4.9 as November slides into December (the smaller the number, the brighter the object appears).\u00a0 Venus will occupy a space in the <\/span>Teapot Asterism <\/b>in <\/span>Sagittarius, the Archer.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Gas Giants Jupiter <\/b>and <\/span>Saturn <\/b>are well up in the S at dusk.\u00a0 Saturn will continue creeping toward <\/span>Theta Capricorn<\/b> until they set together in twilight in January 2022.\u00a0 The <\/span>Rings <\/b>of Saturn are tippied 19 degrees from edge-on, making them an interesting telescope view.\u00a0 Jupiter\u2019s cloud bands and <\/span>Galilean Moons <\/b>will also make for some fine viewing, even with binoculars or a small spotting scope.\u00a0 Jupiter will pass near <\/span>Delta Capricornus<\/b> on Nov. 16 – you can find Delta Cap just above the Quarter Moon on Nov 11.\u00a0 On Nov 30, one hour after sunset, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus will be arrayed in a diagonal from upper left to lower right across Capricornus in the SSW sky.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The morning planets will be a little trickier to spot this month and binoculars are recommended.\u00a0 Look for <\/span>Mercury<\/b> during the first week of the month an hour before sunrise between the E and ESE.\u00a0 Bright <\/span>Spica in Virgo<\/b> will be visible in that area and Mercury can be found just to the left, or north of this blue star.\u00a0 Mercury will continue sinking closer to the horizon where it will soon be very close to a dim <\/span>Mars.\u00a0 <\/b>Mercury will soon slip behind the <\/span>Sun <\/b>and be lost in its glare with the <\/span>Wingfooted Messenger<\/b> reaching <\/span>superior conjunction <\/b>on November 28.\u00a0 Viewing information for <\/span>Uranus, dwarf planet Ceres, and Neptune <\/b>can be found at abramsplanetarium.org\/msta\/ .<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>An old sliver of the waning <\/span>Moon<\/b> will be visible just above Mercury in the ESE morning sky.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/b>The <\/span>New Moon<\/b> takes place on Nov 4 and the very young <\/span>Crescent Moon<\/b> will be a challenge to spot near the western horizon 25 minutes after sunset on Nov 5.\u00a0 A slightly larger crescent Moon will pass by Venus on Nov 7 and 8.\u00a0 The <\/span>First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter <\/b>take place on Nov 11, 19, and 27, respectively.\u00a0 A <\/span>partial lunar eclipse <\/b>will be visible overnight Nov 18-19 for most of North America.\u00a0 With 97 percent of the Moon passing within the <\/span>Earth\u2019s shadow<\/b>, only a thin, bright crescent of the illuminated lunar surface will prevent the entire Moon from being darkened.\u00a0 Under these conditions, it is possible to see a range of colors within the shaded area from light blue or yellow to a deep rust color.\u00a0 The <\/span>Pleiades Star Cluster <\/b>will be located just six degrees above and to the right of the eclipsed Moon and the ruddy star <\/span>Aldebaran,<\/b> the brightest star in <\/span>Taurus, the Bull<\/b> will lie 14 degrees above and to the left of the Moon.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Compiled by Ken Raisanen of WOAS-FM – information provided by <\/span>Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar<\/span><\/i>, Michigan State University.\u00a0 More information and subscription information can be found on\u00a0 their website at <\/span>http:\/\/abramsplanetarium.org\/<\/span><\/a>skycalendar\/ or on Twitter at <\/span>http:\/\/twitter.com\/AbramsSkyNotes<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Yearly subscriptions cost $12 and can be started anytime.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Top Piece Video:\u00a0 Let’s talk about Moonlight . . .Starbuck at their finest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We begin our look at November with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.\u00a0 Venus continues to dominate the SW sky at dusk.\u00a0 With the period of twilight lengthening throughout the fall, Venus will appear 3 degrees higher by the end of the month with a setting time that will average about 2.6 hours after sunset.\u00a0 Viewed 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