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11/16/11 – Ephemeris – Where are the bright planets this week?

November 16, 2011

Wednesday, November 16th.  The sun will rise at 7:40.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 33 minutes, setting at 5:13.   The moon, 2 days before last quarter, will rise at 10:29 this evening.

It’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  The planet Venus is still rather close to the sun in the evening setting at 6:28, and should be visible by 5:45. Jupiter is now the prominent planet of the evening sky located in the east and southeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries.  It will pass due south at 11:03 p.m.  In a telescope it will be accompanied by its 4 brightest moons.  The moons and planetary features change from night to night and sometimes while you watch.  Jupiter will set at 5:50 a.m.. Mars will rise at 12:28 a.m in the east northeast and will be left of the star Regulus in the constellation Leo tomorrow morning..  [It is 134 million miles away and closing.]

* Times, as always are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  Bracketed passage was omitted from the audio program due to time constraints.

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