Eyes on the Sky Update
Monday, Nov. 21 – Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022
Monday, Nov. 21 – Saturn at its highest altitude in the south at 5:20 p.m., followed by Jupiter at its greatest height in the south at 7:50 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Extremely thin crescent moon near the horizon in the east-southeast, start looking after 5:30 a.m., use binoculars.
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – New moon at 5:57 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24 – Happy Thanksgiving. Orion is low in the eastern sky at 8:30 p.m. while the Big Dipper is low in the northern sky. By 9:30 p.m., the brightest star of the night sky, Sirius, has risen in the east-southeast.
Friday, Nov. 25 – Mars is at its highest in the south at 1 a.m. An hour later, the Big Dipper is standing on the tip of its handle in the northeast.
Saturday, Nov. 26 – Slim lunar crescent low in southwestern part of sky, sets around 6:50 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27 –Waxing lunar crescent to the lower right of Saturn, start looking after 5:30 p.m., moon in south-southwest at twilight. Moonset is in the southwest just after 8 p.m.
Editor’s Note: Richard Monda, assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy, publishes updates to his HVCC Eyes on the Sky video series each week in the Campus Chronicle.