November planetary parade: How and when to spot it in the pre-dawn sky
Mars and Jupiter will appear to be very close to each other in the sky on the 15 and 16 November. Mars is currently high in the eastern sky, with Jupiter below but appearing brighter. “They will be separated by just 1.2 degrees, or roughly the width of a finger held at arm’s length,” according…
Mars and Jupiter will appear to be very close to each other in the sky on the 15 and 16 November.
Mars is currently high in the eastern sky, with Jupiter below but appearing brighter.
“They will be separated by just 1.2 degrees, or roughly the width of a finger held at arm’s length,” according to Gideon Bendavid-Walker, astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
The two planets will appear close to the bright star Regulus and may even look like a triple star.
If you have binoculars or a telescope then a few other bonus planets will also be visible this month.
At a similar time before sunrise, Uranus will be setting in the west. Then Saturn and Neptune will also be visible for a time in the evening rather than the morning sky.
