Programme

On the evening of Thursday the 29th of October at 18.00 hrs

The planet Mars will be 3.5° north of an almost full Moon

if you plan  to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

On the night of the 31st of October at 00.00 Hrs we will have the second full Moon of the month

the first full moon of this month occurred on Thursday the 1st of October

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On the night of Thursday the 5th of November from approx 00.30 – 03.00 hrs

a waning gibbous Moon will pass close to the southern edge of M35

and occult some of the stars within the cluster

If you do plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

On the morning of Tuesday the 10th of November at 05.00 hrs

the planet Mercury will reach it’s greatest western elongation from the Sun at 19.1° , and will rise approx 2 hrs before the Sun. with best viability at approx 06.15 hrs

 the planet Venus will  also be present in the early morning sky

If you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

During the evening of Wednesday the 11th of November at 19.00 hrs

the planets Pluto & Jupiter will be 42 arc minutes apart

Jupiter will be above & to the right of Pluto

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During the night of Thursday the 12th of November at 22.00 hrs,the Northern Taurid meteor shower will reach it’s peak with an predicted (ZHR) Zenithal Hourly Rate of 5 per hour

On Monday the 16th at 00.00 hrs the Planet Mars will appear to reach a stationary point in it’s orbit and at 06.00 hrs the planet Venus will be 4° Nth (above & to the left) of the star Spica

If you plan to observe / image these events remember to dress for the conditions

During the early hours of Tuesday the 17th of November the Leonid meteor shower will peak at 02.00 with a possible ZHR of 15 meteors per hour

it should be noted this shower can produce some fast  moving meteors

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On Thursday the 19th of November at 17.00 hrs Jupiter will be 5° N/W, & Saturn will be 3° Nth of a first quarter Moon

If you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions