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.Events Seen All Month Long .Ephemerides Proper

(data from the former yearly ephemerides generator at Fred Espenak's NASA's eclipse website; miscellaneous data with the 'Astronomical Phenomena for The Year 2017,' a joint work by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the U.S. Naval Observatory; to be found at the latter's site; all time UT except otherwise stated)

(no event in that category this month)

1 (1) Wwd First crescent, at all latitudes, close to Saturn in twilight! Fine visual or photographic opportunities

Moon close to Saturn! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Stellarium software

1 (2) Wwd Moon is at a descending node at 21:40 UT

2 (1)Wwd There is a occultation of Saturn today by Moon! check more at Occultations; check more too at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.). There is also today a occultation of Pluto today by Moon! check more at Occultations; check more too at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

2 (2) Wwd Moon reaches a southernmost declination at 00:33 UT

7 Wwd Moon is at its apogee at 08:37 UT (distances non available)

11 Wwd A rare event is occurring today, a transit of Mercury against the Sun, the November 11th, 2019 Mercury transit! Don't miss that opportunity as the next one will occur by 2032 only! check more

13 Wwd Moon past full, at all latitudes, is seen close to Aldebaran tonight, the bright star to constellation Taurus, the Bull

14 Wwd The Leonids shooting stars are usually active Nov. 14-21 with their peak usually on Nov. 17-19 more at the date of the peak. Leonids are famed as they have an ability to storm, with an hourly rate of over 1,000!

16 Wwd Moon is at a ascending node at 08:48 UT as it also reaches a northernmost declination at 13:52 UT

17 Wwd The Leonids shooting stars usually are peaking on Nov. 17-19 more back

23 (1) Wwd Tomorrow morning, very last crescent, by all latitudes, is seen close to Mars! Fine!

Moon tomorrow by dawn, close to Mars! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Stellarium software

23 (2) Wwd Moon is at its perigee at 07:54 UT (distances non available)

28 (1) Wwd Very first crescent, by all latitudes, is seen close to Jupiter by twilight! Fine visual or photographic opportunities

Moon close to Jupiter! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Stellarium software

28 (2) Wwd There is a occultation of Jupiter today by Moon! check more at Occultations; check more too at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

29 (1) Wwd There is a occultation of Saturn today by Moon! check more at Occultations; check more too at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

29 (2) Wwd Moon is at a descending node at 04:13 UT as it also reaches a southernmost declination at 10:36 UT

30 Wwd There is a occultation of Pluto today by Moon! check more at Occultations; check more too at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

Occultations observers are advised to turn to such dedicated sites like the I.O.T.A as they may also check below at our Occultation section

Moon Home Page

First Quarter is on November 4th, at 10:23 UT
Full Moon is on November 12th, at 13:34 UT
Last Quarter is on November 19th, at 21:11 UT
New Moon is on November 26th, at 15:06 UT

(source: ephemeris generator at Fred Espenak's NASA's eclipse website)

Planets Home Page

for what a remarkable configuration of a planet is, check our tutorial 'Planets Apparent Motion'

Mercury in November is reaching two remarkable positions, a inferior conjunction on Nov. 11 by 15:17 and a greatest western elongation on Nov. 28 by 09:59 UT. Mercury thus is tending to the Sun by early November and it might re-appear low late in that month like a morning star

Venus is a evening star. It's too much low southwest in the northern hemisphere, about fine at the Tropics or the southern hemisphere

Mars is now a morning star worldwide, and moving relative to Spica, the bright star to constellation Virgo, the Virgin

Mars morning star, and moving relative to Spica, the bright star to constellation Virgo, the Virgin! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Stellarium software

Jupiter is now heading to a conjunction next December. It has set at night in the northern hemisphere, the Tropics or about to do so in the southern hemisphere. Jupiter keeps a evening star. It's low in the northern hemisphere, higher at the Tropics or the southern hemisphere

Jupiter and Saturn evening stars! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Stellarium software

Saturn is not observable in the northern hemisphere or the Tropics as it is still high, before West, in the southern hemisphere at night. Saturn is a fine evening star in the northern hemisphere, higher still at the Tropics and the southern hemisphere. After a maximal ring aperture, those are now closing down

Uranus Faraway World Still At its Best!, after a opposition last month, keeps at its best. The faraway world is before South and high in the northern hemisphere, about the zenith at the Tropics, or high past northeast in the southern hemisphere

Uranus keeping at its best! picture site 'Amateur Astronomy' based upon the Celestia software

Neptune keeps high in the northern hemisphere, southwest, high and West at the Tropics, or much high and northwest in the southern hemisphere

Pluto is barely observable in the northern hemisphere after twilight, better at the Tropics and the southern hemisphere(according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) since 2006, Pluto is not considered a planet anymore, but categorized like a dwarf planet instead along with Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea, and the prototype of a new category of 'trans-Neptunian', 'Pluto-class' objects)

Major Events Home Page

The November 11th, 2019 Mercury Transit

The November 11th, 2019 Mercury Transit

On November 11th, 2019, Mercury will be transiting the Sun. That astronomical event is a rare one as such occurrences are seen 13 times a century only; next Mercury transits for example, will only occur by 2032 then 2039. A transit, in astronomy, is when an inferior planet, like Venus or Mercury -a planet, that is, which is located between the Earth and the Sun- is seen, in perspective, transiting against the background of the Sun, as seen from the Earth. A transit is a fine show, giving a sense of the scales in the solar system as that 2019 transit is a remarkable one in terms of the transit's greatest, with Mercury at 75.9" away from the solar disk's center only! That means that Mercury will transit the Sun about dead in its middle! A further reason not to miss the transit should you live where the transit is available, even partially, and the weather favourable. check our page dedicated to that event

CAUTION! OBSERVING A TRANSIT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE, UP TO BLINDNESS! Observing a transit necessitates DEDICATED SAFE TECHNIQUES! related to a Sun eclipse

Minor Planets, NEOs Home Page

.Minor Planets .Nearest NEOs

Minor Planets

Minor planets are those biggest asteroids in the Asteroid Belt which may be easily observed by amateurs from the Earth, namely Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta (due to the new categorization by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) by 2006, Ceres belongs to the 5 dwarf planets in the solar system with Pluto, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea). check data and charts at our section Minor Planets on the yearly Calendar page as our tutorial 'Asteroids and Asteroid Hunting' is of help too. Any remarkable event linked to a minor planet may have a notice here below

Vesta is reaching its opposition by November 12th, at the 6.5th magnitude. more about Juno in 2019 at our "Minor Planets in 2019"

Nearest NEOs

Some small asteroids dubbed Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are regularly making close approaches at Earth. People interested in such close approaches may obtain recent and upcoming data at NASA (JPL) site Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) (their section "Close Approaches"). Miscellaneous data are available. For further observational purposes, check at their ephemeris Generator (via Tools/Neo DB Query) . For more about NEOs see tutorial "About NEOs"

Comets Home Page

Once every time, the solar system treats us with a remarkable comet, a eery view spanning up to thirty degrees of sky! Most of the time however comets are the domain of dedicated observers as mostly weak and, at the most, hovering at the limit of the naked-eye visibility. A good site to get information about current such comets is the British Astronomical Association Comet Section page or also the Weekly Information about Bright Comets page (which often points to comets close to the visual magnitude). Our 'Comets and Comet Hunting' tutorial will also be helpful. Remarkable comets otherwise usually will be presented below!

Shooting Stars Home Page

->note: shooting stars afficionados will be aware of checking Moon at the dates of the showers

• the Orionids are usually active Oct. 2-Nov. 7 with their peak usually on Oct. 21-22. Their radiant is at R.A. 095° and dec. +16°. They have a hourly rate of 20-23
• the Leonids back are usually active Nov. 14-21 with their peak usually on Nov. 17-19. Their radiant is at R.A. 153° and dec. +22°. They are famed as they have an ability to storm, with an hourly rate of over 1,000!
• Shooting stars afficionados may turn to such dedicated sites like IMO, The International Meteor Organization for more about the above and about possible minor showers this month

for more about the meteor showers of this month, for possible other meteor showers for this month, and for more about shooting stars, generally, see our tutorial "Shooting Stars"

Occultations Home Page

Each month, Moon occults some relatively bright stars, that is the Moon, beginning either with its bright or its dark visible face, is passing in front of a star. This is called an occultation. The Pleiades, on the other hand, due to their position near the eclipic, are often occulted by Moon too. Some planets, at last, along the year, may be occulted by Moon or they themselves, or their satellites, may be seen too occulting a star. The asteroids too may occult stars. Yearly lists of such phenomenons are to be found at Sky & Telescope/SkyTonight.com, either in their newsstand issues or at their site, as a list of occultations of most brilliant stars, the planets and the Pleiades are available at the I.O.T.A site (I.O.T.A. stands for "The International Occultation Timing Association"). Most notable occultations are signaled below

The configuration of Moon makes 2019 a great year of occultations of planets and minor planets by the Moon as, amazingly none of the bright stars usually occulted by Moon, like Aldebaran, Antares, Regulus or Spica, will be!

Saturn back is occulted by Moon on Nov. 2nd, 2019 by 07:00 UT! The show is available for Kerguelen Is., Prince Edward Island, E. Antarctica, S. Tasmania, New Zealand, S. Polynesia. check more at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

Pluto back is occulted by Moon on Nov. 2nd, 2019 by 18:00 UT! The show is available for S. South America, South Georgia, southern Africa, Madagascar . check more at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

Jupiter back is occulted by Moon on Nov. 28th, 2019 by 11:00 UT! The show is available for N. Africa, most of Europe, Middle East, W. Asia. check more at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

Saturn back is occulted by Moon on Nov. 29th, 2019 by 21:00 UT! The show is available for S. New Zealand, Antarctica, South Georgia. check more at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

Pluto back is occulted by Moon on Nov. 30th, 2019 by 04:00 UT! The show is available for S. Australasia, Kerguelen Is., parts of Antarctica, S.E. Polynesia. check more at such sites like "The International Occultation Timing Association" (I.O.T.A.)

check on this site for more about occultations, theoretically

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