The First Quarter Moon is Monday, November 20. The Moon is at Perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on the 22nd.
Evening
sky on Saturday, November 18 as seen from Adelaide at 21:04 ACDST (60
minutes after sunset), Mercury is low to the horizon, in the head of Scorpius.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (60 minutes after sunset).
Evening
sky on Monday, November 20 as seen from Adelaide at 21:31 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset), Saturn is above the northwestern horizon not far from the First Quarter Moon. The inset is the telescopic view of Saturn at this time.
The bright satellite Titan is near to Saturn, making a nice view.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Evening sky on Saturday, November 18 as seen from Adelaide at 21:41 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Jupiter was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 3rd, but is still bright. The inset is the telescopic view of Jupiter at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Morning
sky on Saturday, November 18 as seen from Adelaide at 04:58 ACDST, (60
minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Venus is beginning to lower
in the morning twilight and is coming closer to the bright star Spica. The inset is the telescopic view of Venus at
this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Whole sky on Saturday, November 18 as seen from Adelaide at 21:41 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click
to embiggen). Saturn is high in the north-west, and Jupiter is rising in the north-east.
Between the bright star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to
discover.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November. Venus is coming closer to the bright star Spica.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object. Saturn is close to the first quarter Moon on the 20th.
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