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Events Calendar
Monday, November 1, 2004:
2 PM CST Venus is at perihelion, the point in its orbit
where it is closest to the Sun ~ 67 million miles
Tuesday, November 2, 2004:
12 PM CST The Moon is at apogee, the point in its orbit
where it is furthest from the Earth ~ 254,000 miles
5 PM CST The position of the Sun is 16 minutes ahead of
the clock, a maximum for the year
Thursday, November 4, 2004:
12 PM CST Neptune is at east quadrature, that is, the line
connecting Neptune, the Sun and the Earth forms a 90o angle where
Neptune is in the evening sky visible just after sunset
11:54 PM Last Quarter Moon
Friday, November 5, 2004:
Southern Taurid meteor shower active October 1
to November 25, ZHR = 5 meteors/hour
7 PM CST Venus is 0.55o from Jupiter in the
morning sky
Monday, November 8, 2004:
3 AM CST Saturn is stationary in right ascension; Saturn
ceases its normal eastward motion relative to the stars and begins retrograde
westward motion
Tuesday, November 9, 2004:
3 PM CST The Moon, Venus and Jupiter are all within a 5o
diameter circle
Thursday, November 11, 2004:
2 AM CST The Moon is at its descending node, it is moving
south across the plane of the Earths orbit
5 PM CST Uranus is stationary is right ascension, Uranus
ceases its westward retrograde motion relative to the stars and resumes its
normal eastward motion
Friday, November 12, 2004:
Northern Taurid meteor shower active October 1
to November 25, ZHR = 5
8:25 AM CST New Moon, beginning of lunation
cycle 1013
Saturday, November 13, 2004:
NHAC Bolide BBQ/Star Party, at the
Neal Site, dinner 3 5 PM
dark by 6 PM, bring lawn chair, beverages, bug spray &
warm clothing
Sunday, November 14, 2004:
8 AM CST The Moon is at perigee, the point in its orbit
where it is closest to the Earth ~ 227,000 miles
Wednesday, November 17, 2004:
Leonid meteor shower active November 14 to November 21,
ZHR = 10 50+
Thursday, November 18, 2004:
11:51 PM CST First Quarter Moon
Friday, November 19, 2004:
67th Meeting of the North Houston Astronomy Club
Speaker: Lt. Larry Ridolfi Topic: Classified
Sunday, November 21, 2004:
Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower active November 15 25,
ZHR = 5 400+
7 PM CST Mercury is at its greatest elongation east, that
is, it is at its greatest apparent distance from the Sun in the evening sky
5 PM CST The Sun leaves the astrological sign of Scorpio
and enters the astrological sign of Sagittarius
Monday, November 22, 2004:
3 PM CST The Sun leaves the astronomical constellation of
Libra and enters the astronomical constellation of Scorpio
Wednesday, November 24, 2004:
10 PM CST The Moon
is at its ascending node, that is, it is moving north across the plane of the
Earths orbit (ecliptic)
3 PM CST Uranus is at east quadrature
Friday, November 26, 2004:
2:07 PM CST Full Moon, Frosty or Beaver Moon
Monday, November 29, 2004:
11 AM CST the Sun leaves the astronomical constellation of
Scorpio and enters the astronomical constellation of Ophiuchus
Tuesday, November 30, 2004:
5 AM CST The Moon is at apogee, the point in its orbit
where it is furthest from the Earth ~ 255,000 miles
7 AM CST Mercury is stationary in right ascension; it
ceases its normal eastward motion relative to the stars and begins retrograde
westward motion