Wednesday, November 2, 2016

EarthSky News - Nov 2 - November Planets


November 2
November Planets
November guide to the bright planets
In early November, the waxing crescent moon sweeps past Venus and Saturn, then goes on to pass Mars. How to see these planets, and more.

Asteroid, discovered yesterday, swept past

Astronomers discovered asteroid 2016 VA yesterday, just hours before it passed within 0.2 times the moon's distance from Earth. Images here.
Spacecraft catches partial solar eclipse
On Sunday, NASA's SDO caught the moon passing in front of the sun. Take a few seconds to see it.
On November 2 … Earliest noontime
All around the world today, the sun reaches its midday noontime position earlier by the clock today than at any other time this year.
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today's image
Wow! Photos of Venus-Saturn conjunction
Here are some photos from the EarthSky community. Thanks to all who contributed! This spectacular photo is from Jeff Dai.

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