01/11/2026
WHAT'S ON IN THE SKY THIS NOVEMBER →
3/11 Waning Moon will appear very near Jupiter in the dawn sky
7/11 Crescent Moon close to Venus and Spica in the dawn sky
9/11 New Moon
13/11 Peak of the Northern Taurids (minor meteor shower)
16/11 Jupiter and Mars will appear close in the dawn sky
18/11 Peak of the Leonids (minor meteor shower)
25/11 Full Moon
PLANETS 🪐
Saturn will be the only planet viewable with the unaided eye in the reasonable hours of the night (before midnight). Jupiter and Mars remain highlights in the pre-dawn skies, a little treat for those early birds amongst us. Venus will also be joining them, sitting very low in the eastern horizon before sunrise in the first week of November, gradually getting higher in the sky as the month continues.
MINOR METEOR SHOWERS 🌠
We have two minor meteor showers this month, both expected to produce 3 meteors per hour. The Northern Taurids are from the debris left by comet 2P/Encke and are the largest in our inner solar system. This means Earth takes several weeks to pass through this debris, unlike other meteor showers. The second shower is the Leonids and is associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle, which orbits the Sun about every 33 years. They are known to be particularly beautiful meteor storms the year after Tempel–Tuttle visit. This comet is due back in early 2031.
VISIBLE ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS ♏️
Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Ta**us
📷 , Scott Chapman,
www.bluemountainsstargazing.com.au/stargazing-tours
