![]() ![]() Saturn lies in the south as the sky darkens. ![]() As November ends, Mercury stands 5° high in the southwest 30 minutes after sunset. There’s gentle improvement as Mercury’s elongation from the Sun increases daily, reaching 20° east of our star on the 27th, when it sets an hour after the Sun. Both stand 3° above the horizon 20 minutes after sunset and set quickly - you have about 10 minutes to spot them. 14 (you’ll need a clear southwestern horizon). It’s a challenge due to its southerly declination, although lucky observers might spot it 5° to the right of a 38-hour-old crescent Moon Nov. Our planetary observing begins with the reappearance of Mercury in the evening sky. ![]() Venus continues its brilliant predawn showing all month and can’t be missed, rising about four hours before the Sun. Uranus is at its best for the year and Neptune is also on display - more of a challenge, but with a helpful star nearby. Saturn is already visible after dark while Jupiter is rising in the eastern sky, beckoning for attention all night. Here, the mighty planet poses with its largest moons. Jupiter and its Galilean moons are on full display as the gas giant reaches opposition this month. ![]()
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