EarthSky News - Nov 14 - Moon Sliding Past 3 Planets This Week

November 14 Moon Sliding Past 3 Planets This Week by:

Before dawn … Moon sliding past 3 planets Moon still near Mars, but heading for Venus and Jupiter. All 3 planets are now in the east before sunup. See it! Venus and Jupiter meet at dawn Favorite photos from around the globe of Monday morning's spectacular Venus-Jupiter conjunction. Thanks to all who submitted or posted at EarthSky Facebook. Keep watching this post ... we'll add more pics as the moon moves past the planets this week. Citizen inventors: NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge Future space missions won't be able to carry all their building materials from Earth. Competitors are challenged to fabricate habitats using indigenous materials. $2 million prize! Will 15 days of darkness start November 15? Nah Are you ready for 15 days of darkness, November 15-30? No need to be. It's a hoax.

Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year! We sold out of these calendars quickly last year. Get yours now! P.S. They make great holiday gifts.

Moon sliding past 3 planets this week Notice that - on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings - the moon's lighted crescent points toward Venus and Jupiter.

See it! Venus and Jupiter meet at dawn Conjunction of Venus (brighter) and Jupiter over downtown Denver Monday morning, via Christy Sanchez. See more photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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EarthSky News - Nov 13 - Shadows and Stars

November 13 Shadows and Stars by:

Moving shadows around a planet-forming star This star has a spiral disk of dust around it. Processes in the inner disk - winds, or swirls or clashes of pebbles - seem to be casting shadows on the outer disk. Cloud shadow mystery … solved? We published a photo last Tuesday, showing a mountain's shadow. We wondered what caused it. Now - with the help of the EarthSky community - the mystery may be solved. Before dawn … Moon begins a slide past 3 planets Use the moon to find the planet Mars on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Also, watch for Venus and Jupiter! November is the month of the Pleiades November's often called the month of the Pleiades, because it's when this star cluster - aka the Seven Sisters - shines from dusk until dawn.

Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year! We sold out of these calendars quickly last year. Get yours now! P.S. They make great holiday gifts.

Moon begins a slide past 3 planets Venus and Jupiter - the sky's 2 brightest planets - have their spectacular conjunction on Monday. Mars is fainter, but the moon will guide you.

Cloud shadow mystery … solved? Eastern sky, about an hour after sunset, on October 29. Photo by Asthadi Setyawan at Selorejo River Dam, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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