Today’s Astronomical Events – November 23rd, 2014

The just-past new Moon, Venus, Saturn and Mercury continue to cluster about the Sun today but are still too close to be visible.

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Images Courtesy of Mobile Observatory.

 

 

00:50 UT – The just-past new Moon is north of Venus. (Venus: 99% illuminated, magnitude -3.9, apparent diameter 9.8”. Scorpius, not visible.)

02:23 UT – The just-past new Moon is north of Antares. (Moon: Ophiuchus, not visible.)

04:45 UT – The just-past new Moon is north of dwarf planet Ceres. (Ceres: magnitude 8.6. Ophiuchus, not visible.)

The Sun leaves Libra and enters Scorpius.

 

 

Events in bold involve objects and/or events that are easily visible with the naked eye.

All times are in Universal Time (UTC). To convert the time to your timezone, click here.

 

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