Thursday November 12 to Thursday November 19

The First Quarter Moon is Tuesday November 17. 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 are spectacularly close on the 16th, close enough to fit together in wide field telescope objectives, and forming a triangle with Regulus. Venus and the bright star Spica are close together low in the morning twilight. The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the 17th but low rates are expected.The First Quarter Moon is Tuesday November 17. Moon at apogee on November 14.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, November 16 as seen from Adelaide at 5:00 ACDST (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). 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. On the 16th they are close enough to fit together in wide field telescope objectives, forming a triangle with Regulus.Venus…

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