The moon appears full to the eye for 2 to 3 nights. But astronomers regard the moon as full at a precisely defined instant, when the moon is exactly 180 degrees opposite the sun. That full moon instant comes in the early morning hours Tuesday, November 12, according to clocks in the Americas (8:34 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 12, or 13:34 UTC; translate UTC to your time. Sometimes November's full moon is the Hunter's Moon, but not this year. Read more.
Full moon comes as the moon is sweeping through the constellation Taurus the Bull, the same constellation from which the North Taurid meteors radiate. And, as it happens, the North Taurids are also peaking around now. Read more.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Joel Weatherly in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, wrote yesterday: "I enjoyed watching and photographing this morning's transit of Mercury. While I missed the first bit in Edmonton, the skies were very clear (some atmospheric turbulence though). Here's my shot at capturing the event, I finally got to give my Calcium K-line filter a go." Thank you, Joel! See a selection of photos here, or go to EarthSky Community Photos.
