November 29, 2023: Venus passes the star Spica, the brightest in Virgo, in a wide conjunction during morning twilight in the eastern sky.
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2023, November 28: A Moon-Kabob, Bright Planets
November 28, 2023: The moon appears entangled with the Bull’s horns. Venus nears Spica before sunrise. Jupiter and Saturn are visible after nightfall.
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2023, November 27: Morning Beaver Moon, Venus, Jupiter Approach Opposition
November 27, 2023: The bright moon reaches its full phase before sunrise. The Venus-Jupiter gap widens toward 180° – opposition.
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2023, November 26: Night of the Beaver Moon, Moon-Pleiades Conjunction
November 26, 2023: Bright Planets, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the night of November’s Full moon, known as the Beaver Moon. The moon is with the Pleiades star cluster through a binocular.
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2023, November 25: Jupiter-Moon Predawn Conjunction, Planet Uranus, Moon
November 25, 2023: Jupiter and the moon are in conjunction before dawn. Jupiter is that bright star near the lunar orb. After sunset, planet Uranus is visible through a binocular.
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2023, November 24: Vega Double Take, Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
November 24, 2023: Vega appears before sunrise and after sunset. The moon passes Jupiter during the nighttime hours.
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2023, November 23: Moon Nears Jupiter
November 23, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon approaches the moon. Before daybreak, Venus moves closer to Spica.
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2023, November 22: Venus Aims at Spica, Jupiter, Saturn Bookend Moon
November 22, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus begins its approach to Spica. After sundown, the moon is midway from Jupiter to Saturn.
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2023, November 21: Try to Spot Neptune, Three Bright Planets
November 21, 2023: Tonight, Neptune is in the same binocular field with the moon, a challenging view. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible during the night.
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2023, November 20: Saturn-Moon Conjunction, Venus Steps Eastward
November 20, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon appears near the moon. The Morning Star moves eastward in front of Virgo.
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