DUSK: Saturn, the waxing lunar crescent, and Jupiter form
a line 22° long in the south-southwest after sunset. The two gas
giants linger in this part of the sky throughout the month.
DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME ENDS at 2 a.m. for most of the
U.S. and Canada.
EVENING: Algol shines at minimum brightness for roughly
two hours centered at 11:57 p.m. PST; see page 50.
DAWN: Mars, in Virgo, passes within 2½°° of Spica.
Look for the Red Planet upper left and left of the blue-white star.
DAYTIME: Tiny Mercury will transit across the face of
the Sun, with the midpoint occurring at 10:20 a.m. EST. The
Americas, Africa, and most of Europe will see all or part of this
event. See page 48 for details and instructions on how to view
the transit safely.
EVENING: Algol shines at minimum brightness for roughly
two hours centered at 11:46 p.m. EST (8:46 p.m. PST).
EVENING: Algol shines at minimum brightness for roughly
two hours centered at 8:35 p.m. EST.
EVENING: The waning gibbous Moon rises in Gemini, some
5 ° to 6° right of Pollux.
ALL NIGHT: The Leonids are predicted to peak this
night, but the waning gibbous Moon will greatly interfere with
viewing this typically weak shower. See page 50.
DUSK: Look toward the southwest shortly after sunset
to be treated to the sight of Venus and Jupiter, a smidgen more
than 1° separating the two planets.
DAWN: Shortly before sunrise on the east-southeastern
horizon, the thinnest sliver of the waning Moon is a little more
than 5° lower left of Mercury. Mars hovers some 10° upper right
of the tiny world.
DUSK: The month closes with three planets
and the waxing crescent Moon gracing the southwestern sky.
Watch as the growing Moon climbs along the ecliptic, visiting
Venus and then Saturn along the way. Jupiter anchors the
quartet, lowest on the horizon.
— DIANA HANNIKAINEN
tMercury will pass across the face of the Sun on November 11th. This
series of images was obtained by the Solar Dynamics Observatory during
the latest transit event in 2016. The images, taken in the extreme ultravio-
let, highlight activity in the Sun’s chromosphere, such as magnetic loops.
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