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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT (distance 406,050 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 17h UT.
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Moon very near Jupiter (morning sky) at 1h UT. Occultation visible in South Africa and the Southern Ocean. Mag. -2.7.
• Occultation of Jupiter (US Naval Observatory)
• Occultation of Jupiter (IOTA)
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) (morning sky) at 9h UT.
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Last Quarter Moon at 0:36 UT.
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Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 3h UT.
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11
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Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 16h UT. Mag. -4.0.
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12
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Taurid (north) meteor shower peaks. Active between 20 Oct and 10 Dec. Associated with Comet 2P/Encke. May produce the occasional bright fireball.
• The Taurids (Gary Kronk)
• The Northern Taurids (IMO)
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12
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Moon very near Spica (26° from Sun, morning sky) at 1h UT. Occultation visible in Madagascar, southern Indian Ocean, and Antarctica.
• Occultation of Spica (US Naval Observatory)
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New Moon at 22:07 UT. Start of lunation 1112.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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13
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Total Solar Eclipse visible from northern Australia and across South Pacific Ocean. Greatest totality (4m 02s) occurs in open ocean at 22:12 UT.
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2012 Nov 13 (NASA)
• Solar Eclipse of 2012 Nov 13 (PDF) (NASA)
• Eclipse Guide & Live Streaming (ABC: Australia)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10h UT (357,361 km; 33.4'). Occurs about 12 hours after New Moon so expect high tides.
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Moon near Mars (34° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT.
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Leonid meteor shower peaks at 9h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1533. Expect up to 15 meteors per hour under dark skies.
• The Leonids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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Venus 3.8° NNE of Spica (31° from Sun, morning sky) at 5h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +1.0.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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20
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First Quarter Moon at 14:32 UT.
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Venus 0.53° SSW of Saturn (29° from Sun, morning sky) at 1h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +0.7.
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Moon near the Pleiades (midnight sky) at 0h UT.
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 14:46 UT. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (very subtle).
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2012 Nov 28 (NASA)
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2012 Nov 28 (PDF) (NASA)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 406,362 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Aldebaran (midnight sky) at 23h UT.
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Moon very near Jupiter (midnight sky) at 1h UT. Occultation visible in southern Africa and southern South America. Mag. -2.8.
• Occultation of Jupiter (US Naval Observatory)
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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