Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Thursday November 14 to Thursday November 21
The Full Moon is Saturday November 16. In the evening Venus is in Sagittarius and is in the "Lid" of the Teapot and close to the globular cluster M22 on the 19th. Mercury leaves Scorpius behind. Saturn is in the north western sky. The waning Moon is close to Jupiter on the late evening of the 17th. In the morning Mars and Jupiter continue to draw apart. The waning Moon is close to Mars on the 21st.
The Full Moon is Saturday November 16. The Moon is at perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on the 14th.
Venus is readily visible and is now visible when the sky is fully dark. Venus is in the "lid" of the "teapot" of Sagittarius. Mercury is below and Leaving Scorpius behind.
The inset is the telescopic view of Venus at this time.
Venus is close to the the Globular cluster M22 (in brackets). The inset is the binocular view at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is visible in the evening twilight below Venus.
Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight and is readily visible in the evening twilight. Venus is in Sagittarius and is in the "Lid" of the Teapot and close to the globular cluster M22 on the 19th.
Mars is rising in the morning sky and near Jupiter. The pair continue to draw apart as as Mars passes into Cancer. Mars is close to the waning Moon on the 21st.
Jupiter is rising in the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is below the red star Aldebaran forming a line with Mars. Jupiter is now rising before midnight but is best in the morning. The waning Moon is close to Jupiter on the 17th.
Saturn is high in the evening sky. Saturn is visible all night long.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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