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Moon near Venus at 8h UT (37° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. -4.0.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 5h UT (distance 405,724 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon near Jupiter at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag. -2.1.
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Taurid (south) meteor shower peaks. Active between September 25 and November 25. Associated with Comet 2P/Encke. Predicted "swarm" event in 2008 may produce several very bright fireballs.
• The Taurids (Gary Kronk)
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First Quarter Moon at 4:03 UT.
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12
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Taurid (north) meteor shower peaks. May produce the occasional bright fireball. Moonlight interferes.
• The Taurids (Gary Kronk)
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Full Moon at 6:17 UT. The full Moon of November is called the Frosty Moon or Beaver Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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13
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Moon near the Pleiades at 21h UT (midnight sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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14
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10h UT (358,971 km; 33.3').
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Venus at greatest declination South (-25.6°) at 1h UT. Visible high in the WSW after sunset.
• Declination (Wikipedia)
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Leonid meteor shower peaks at 9h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1533. Expect about 10 to 15 meteors per hour under dark sky conditions. Severe moonlight interference this year.
• The Leonids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2008 (IMO)
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17
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Moon near Pollux at 9h UT (morning sky).
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18
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 9h UT (109° from Sun, morning sky).
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19
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Last Quarter Moon at 21:31 UT.
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20
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Moon near Regulus at 1h UT (morning sky).
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21
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Moon near Saturn at 14h UT (morning sky). Mag. +1.0.
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24
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Moon near Spica at 6h UT (morning sky).
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25
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT. Mercury passes into the evening sky.
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27
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New Moon at 16:55 UT. Start of lunation 1063.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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29
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (distance 406,480 km; angular size 29.4').
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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