What To See In The November Night Sky

Here's an opportunity you don't have to stay-up late for.

Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night

Shortly after sunset this evening look to the eastern sky and locate the moon.  Just below you will discern a very bright planet.  This is Jupiter.

If you want to stay -up late you can tract their ascent in the southern sky until they attain their highest position shortly after midnight.  Afterwards they both descend towards the western horizon as dawn approaches.

At this point the diurnal rotation of the sky will move Jupiter to the left of the moon.

The gigantic winter hexagon asterism, a ring made-up of the brightest stars in the winter constellations of Taurus, Auriga, Gemini, Canis Major, Canis Minor and Orion will surround Jupiter for the Winter.