The Astronomy column with Astro Dog
The nights of November are long and dark which is great for enjoying stargazing!
The nights are also becoming much colder, so make sure to wrap up warm when you head out to enjoy the night sky.
The aurora season is truly underway, all the famous winter constellations are now visible in the middle of the night, the full Super Beaver Moon will be a beautiful sight, there’s some wonderful planetary, lunar and stellar conjunctions to observe, and there’s also a few meteor showers to enjoy too.
Here are November’s stargazing highlights:
November 1, Last quarter moon.
November 2, Moon appears close to Mars and Jupiter.
November 3, Moon appears close to Jupiter, Mars and bright star Regulus.
November 7, Moon appears close to Venus and Spica.
November 9, New moon.
November 12, Peak of the Northern Taurid meteor shower.
November 16, Planets Mars and Jupiter appear close together.
November 17, First quarter moon plus peak of the Leonid meteor shower.
November 20, Moon appears close to Saturn.
November 21, Mercury reaches Greatest Western Elongation (appearing furthest from the Sun).
November 24, Full Super Beaver Moon, plus Moon appears close to the Pleiades star cluster.
November 25, Moon appears close to bright star Elnath, plus Uranus reaches Opposition.
November 26, Mars appears close to bright star Regulus.
November 27, Moon appears close to bright star Pollux.
November 28, Moon partially occults the Beehive Cluster.
November 30, Moon appears close to Jupiter, Mars and bright star Regulus.
For more detailed information on all of these astronomical events and more, you can watch our Night Sky Guide video for November on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@astrodoguk.
You can also stay up to date with future astronomical events on Facebook (www.facebook.com/astrodoguk) and Instagram, including alerts for the northern lights.
Or you can visit our website at www.astro-dog.co.uk for more information and to book a place at one of our stargazing experiences.
If you head out to enjoy the night sky at any point in the near future, we wish you all good luck and clear skies.