EarthSky News - Nov 23 - A Mystery in the Clouds

November 23 A Mystery in the Clouds by:

A mystery in the clouds A peculiar ring in the clouds over Warwickshire, England this month sent the Cloud Appreciation Society's Gavin Pretor-Pinney on a hunt for answers. Tonight … Mercury and Saturn, moon and Jupiter Mercury and Saturn are in conjunction Wednesday evening, but hard to spot in the sunset glow. On Thursday and Friday mornings, the moon appears near Jupiter before dawn. Saturn spacecraft prepares to ring-graze On November 30, the Cassini spacecraft will begin a series of 20 orbits that fly high above and below Saturn's poles, plunging just past the outer edge of the main rings. Southeastern US wildfires still blazing Fires continue to blaze in the southeastern United States with no end in sight. Here's a satellite look at a few of them.

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sky alert Before dawn Thursday: Moon near Jupiter From around the world on Thursday and Friday mornings, the waning crescent moon and king planet Jupiter are close before dawn. This chart shows Thursday morning, from the Americas.

today's Image Félix Aguilar Observatory Gorgeous shot of the Félix Aguilar Observatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by AstroLina Photography. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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