When the scariest night of the year has passed, it’s time to record November astronomical events. There are no major eclipses or other specific and spectacular phenomena this month. But he has two star showers which, although not the most eventful of the year, can give us a wonderful show.
Near Taurids and Leonids. The first will happen when the Moon begins to wane, and the second – at the beginning of its growth. Therefore, none of them will be eclipsed by the bright light of the full moon. This makes them the two main astronomical events of November.
But that is not all. Like every month, we will have full moon with a legendary name worth mentioning and some alliances that involve the dance of different stars in the sky. It’s worth remembering the dates. Although, as we always say, in the end astronomical events matter the least. Any day is a good time to look up, separate yourself from Earth’s problems and take a walk across the sky.
Two meteor showers of November astronomical events
Let’s start the astronomical events of November with a very peculiar phenomenon: Taurids. It’s star rain very long duration and low intensity. The first means that although its peak will be on the night of November 4-5, we can see them tearing up the sky for a very long period of time. Specifically from September 7 to December 10. It’s low intensity because only a few 5-10 meteors per hour at its peak. There’s something that makes them special. Meteor showers typically result from the Earth colliding with debris left behind by a passing comet or asteroid. Only one. But the Taurids consist of two streams: one from asteroid 2004 TG10, and the other from comet 2P Encke.
The point from which they are born, known as the radiatum, is in the constellation Taurus, but with luck they can be seen anywhere in the sky. Especially if we stay as far away from light pollution as possible.
You’ll also have to look for very dark skies to see Leonidasalthough they are much more intense, with some 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This year this point will take place at night November 17 and 18.
This is also a rather curious meteor shower, as it has very intense cyclic peaks that occur around every 33 years. When this happens, instead of 15 meteors per hour, hundreds can be seen. But we had one of those peaks in 2001, so this year is not expected to be as busy. Still, like all astronomical events, it is worth seeing.
frozen full moon
He November 27 This month we will have a full moon of astronomical events. Native Americans called this event the “Ice Moon” because it marked the moment when rivers began to freeze.
He is also known as beaver moonsince at this time they began to set traps for these animals.
Alliances you can’t miss
As always, the astronomical events of November are accompanied by many conjunctions involving the Moon and any planet in the solar system.
We will be able to see our moon next to Venus on November 9th, followed by Mercury on the 14th, Saturn on the 20th and Jupiter on the 25th.
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