In the coming mornings – November 6 and 7, 2015, and the mornings before and after – the moon will be sweeping past the planets in the east before dawn. The moon will join the king planet Jupiter on the morning of November 6, and, on that day, the moon and Jupiter will be shining over another close-knit morning couple – Venus and Mars. The moon, Venus and Jupiter are the brightest objects in the sky, after the sun. They rank as the second-brightest, third-brightest and fourth-brightest celestial bodies, respectively. In the coming days, these brilliant worlds at morning dawn will be a glorious sight.
And Mars? It’s fainter. You might have to wake up before morning dawn to see the red Mars near Venus, the sky’s brightest planet. Venus outshines Mars by some 250 times. Yet should you be a late riser, you can always aim binoculars at Venus to see Mars snuggling up with blazing Venus in the same binocular field of view.
Note the moon’s position relative to the morning planets on the morning of November 6, and then note its position once again on the morning of November 7.
As always, the waning moon moves closer and closer to the sunrise point on the horizon with each passing day. Look for the moon to have moved in the direction of Venus on November 7.
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View larger. | Moon and planets on the morning of November 4, 2015. Tom Wildoner captured this shot and wrote: “Here is an image of this morning’s planet lineup and the morning moon from Hickory Run State Park in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm lens, single 15 second exposure at ISO 3200, f/4.0.” Visit Tom’s blog: LeisurelyScientist.com
The planet closest to the moon the moon Friday morning is Jupiter!
Bottom line: Waning crescent meets king planet Jupiter as dawn breaks on the morning of November 6. It meets the queen planet Venus on November 7. The mornings before and after will be beautiful as well. And Mars? It’s fainter. You might have to wake up before morning dawn to see it.
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In the coming mornings – November 6 and 7, 2015, and the mornings before and after – the moon will be sweeping past the planets in the east before dawn. The moon will join the king planet Jupiter on the morning of November 6, and, on that day, the moon and Jupiter will be shining over another close-knit morning couple – Venus and Mars. The moon, Venus and Jupiter are the brightest objects in the sky, after the sun. They rank as the second-brightest, third-brightest and fourth-brightest celestial bodies, respectively. In the coming days, these brilliant worlds at morning dawn will be a glorious sight.
And Mars? It’s fainter. You might have to wake up before morning dawn to see the red Mars near Venus, the sky’s brightest planet. Venus outshines Mars by some 250 times. Yet should you be a late riser, you can always aim binoculars at Venus to see Mars snuggling up with blazing Venus in the same binocular field of view.
Note the moon’s position relative to the morning planets on the morning of November 6, and then note its position once again on the morning of November 7.
As always, the waning moon moves closer and closer to the sunrise point on the horizon with each passing day. Look for the moon to have moved in the direction of Venus on November 7.
Think photo opportunity! Submit your photos to EarthSky here.
EarthSky lunar calendars are cool! They make great gifts. Order now. Going fast!
View larger. | Moon and planets on the morning of November 4, 2015. Tom Wildoner captured this shot and wrote: “Here is an image of this morning’s planet lineup and the morning moon from Hickory Run State Park in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm lens, single 15 second exposure at ISO 3200, f/4.0.” Visit Tom’s blog: LeisurelyScientist.com
The planet closest to the moon the moon Friday morning is Jupiter!
Bottom line: Waning crescent meets king planet Jupiter as dawn breaks on the morning of November 6. It meets the queen planet Venus on November 7. The mornings before and after will be beautiful as well. And Mars? It’s fainter. You might have to wake up before morning dawn to see it.
Astronomy events, star parties, festivals, workshops for September-December, 2015
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