This month’s planets

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THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

Venus takes pride of place in the evening sky

PLANET OF THE MO

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All About Space Magazine

23 February, 2023

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The planets

Best time to see: 21 November, 23:55 UT Altitude: 57° Location: Taurus Direction: South Features: Colour, subtle atmospheric bands, moons Recommended equipment: 200mm or larger Dim planet Uranus is ex

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

November highlights

2 Sunday Mag. +0.4 Saturn is 5.7° from this morning’s 82%-lit waxing gibbous Moon. Catch them together before they set at around 01:00 UT. Tuesday 4 Callisto’s shadow transits Jupiter’s disc from 07:0

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The southern hemisphere

1 Nov 00:00 AEST (31 Oct, 14:00 UT) 15 Nov 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT) 30 Nov 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is differ

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The big three

BEST TIME TO SEE: Mid-November to mid-December Saturn underwent a ring plane crossing back in March of this year, an event which sadly occurred too close to the Sun to be seen clearly. However, the op

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Written in the stars

Autumn, winter and spring are the best seasons to stargaze, says Neill Sanders, outreach astronomer at gostargazing.co.uk. “Most stargazing events are organised from the time clocks go back in October