Thursday November 5 to Thursday November 12

The New Moon is Monday November 9. Saturn is past opposition, but still magnificent in telescopes in the evening. In the morning. Mars and Jupiter are in the "sickle" of Leo close to the bright star Regulus. Mars and Jupiter come closer over the week. This week they are joined by Venus and the bright star Spica low in the morning twilight. The New Moon is Monday November 9.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, November 7 as seen from Adelaide at 5:23 ACDST (45 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn has set in the western horizon. Venus and Spica are close low above the horizon Mars forms a line with Jupiter and the bright star Regulus. The pair are in the "sickle" of Leo and come closer over the week ahead of a spectacular meeting next week.The insets shows the telescopic view of Mars, Jupiter and Venus at this time. Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (45 minutes before sunrise). North-Eastern horizon on…

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