Sunday, November 12, 2017

EarthSky News - Nov 12 - Watch for Venus and Jupiter

November 12
Watch for Venus and Jupiter
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At Monday's dawn … Venus-Jupiter conjunction
Watch for a super-close pairing of the sky's 2 brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, in the sunrise direction.
When mammals switched from nights to days
Mammals once were night creatures. A new study suggests they became active in daylight after the dinosaurs went extinct, 66 million years ago.
Study probes Saturn's moon Enceladus. Plus, a new mission?
A new study shed light on what powers Enceladus' extraordinary geologic activity, while - at a conference in Seattle last week - space visionaries discussed a return to this moon.
Star of the week: Achermar
Achernar - aka Alpha Eridani - is the 9th brightest star in the sky and the flattest star known.
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At Monday's dawn … Venus-Jupiter conjunction
They'll be very low in the sky, but bright! You'll need an unobstructed horizon - in the direction of sunrise - to see them.
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Bright meteor!

The North Taurid meteor shower is peaking around now. It tends to produce a lot of fireballs, or very bright meteors. Keep watching! The shower is sparse, but it goes all month. Mikkel Valentin Hansen in Denmark caught this very bright meteor on November 8. Read his story.

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