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Sky Calendar -- November 2009

1	Mars 0.23° NNE from center of Beehive cluster (M44) (92° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. +0.4.
2	Full Moon at 19:14 UT.
3	Venus 3.5° NNE from Spica (17° from Sun, morning sky) at 5h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +1.0.
4	Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 5h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
5	Taurid (south) meteor shower peaks. Active between 25 Sept and 25 Nov. Associated with Comet 2P/Encke. • The Taurids (Gary Kronk) • The Southern Taurids (IMO)
5	Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 8h UT. The planet passes into the evening sky.
7	Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT (368,903 km; 32.9').
8	Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) (99° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT.
9	Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. +0.3.
9	Last Quarter Moon at 15:56 UT.
10	Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 13h UT.
12	Taurid (north) meteor shower peaks. May produce the occasional bright fireball. • The Taurids (Gary Kronk) • The Northern Taurids (IMO)
12	Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. +1.1.
14	Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 12h UT.
16	New Moon at 19:13 UT. Start of lunation 1075. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
17	Leonid meteor shower peaks at 9h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1533. Expect about 25 to 30 meteors per hour under dark skies. Predictions of enhanced activity between 21-22h UT on 17 Nov (favours sky watchers in Asia). • The Leonids (Gary Kronk) • The Leonids (IMO)
21	Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower peaks at 15:25 UT. A usually minor shower active 15-25 Nov. Radiant is near Procyon. Predictions of enhanced activity this year. Timing favours Far East Asia, Australia and across the Pacific to Alaska. • The Alpha Monocerotids (IMO)
22	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 404,733 km; angular size 29.7').
23	Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 19h UT. Mag. -2.3.
24	First Quarter Moon at 21:38 UT.
All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.

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Sky Calendar References:

Astronomical Calendar 2009 (book) by Guy Ottewell
Starry Night Pro Plus v6.3 (software) by Imaginova
Sky & Telescope (magazine) by Sky Publishing
Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets (book) by Jean Meeus
Celestial Delights (book) by Francis Reddy and Greg Walz-Chojnacki

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