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Welcome to S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin. More information on the items
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Web browser.) Clear skies!
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VENUS MEETS JUPITER

Venus and Jupiter have a majestic conjunction in the hours before dawn on
November 4th and 5th. The two blaze at magnitudes -4.0 and -1.7,
respectively, and rise in the east about three hours before the Sun for
observers at midnorthern latitudes.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1364_1.asp

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A RARE GLIMPSE OF MARE ORIENTALE

Spectacular Orientale is the youngest large lunar basin, but it's centered
just beyond the western limb of the Moon. Fortunately, favorable
librations tip the Moon so that Orientale's main rings and mare lava flows
occasionally come into view. The brief Orientale observing season is now
upon us; the first opportunity occurs before dawn on November 8th.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_723_1.asp

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A DAYTIME OCCULTATION OF JUPITER

The thin waning crescent Moon will occult the second-brightest planet as
seen from much of North America on Tuesday, November 9th. The catch is
that it will happen in broad daylight, around midday or late morning, with
the Moon and Jupiter generally being a little higher than the Sun and
fairly far off to its right.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/occultations/

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NOVEMBER METEORS

The weak, long-lasting Taurid meteor shower produces up to 8 or 10 meteors
per hour throughout early and mid-November. The much more famous Leonids
are expected to peak on Wednesday morning, November 17th, well after the
crescent Moon has set.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_1362_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Saturn is to the right of the Moon on the evening of the 3rd. To read more
about what's happening in the night sky this week, visit "This Week's Sky
at a Glance":

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/

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