November 2024 MAC Newsletter

November Sky Happenings
New Moon:November 1st
First Quarter:November 9th
Full Moon:November 15th, the Beaver Moon
Last Quarter:November 22nd

Mercury - Visible in the evening sky
Venus - Visible in the evening sky
Mars - Visible in the morning sky in Cancer
Jupiter - Visible in the morning sky in Taurus
Saturn - Visible in the evening sky in Aquarius
Taurid meteor showers peak on 11/5 (Southern) and 11/12 (Northern) (ZHR=5)
Uranus at opposition on 11/17
Leonid meteor shower peaks on 11/18 (ZHR=15)
November Sky Charts:
Mid November looking South at 8:00pm EST. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.
Mid November looking North at 8:00pm EST. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Aurora Borealis from Camp Cullom by Dan Malone with iPhone



Aurora Borealis

Comet C/2023 A3 by Fred Hicks with SeeStar S50:



Comet C/2023-A3

Comet C/2023 A3 composite by Gautam Phookan with SeeStar S50:



Comet C/2023-A3 composite

Announcements:

Here's the Zoom info for the November meeting:

Join Zoom Meeting

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84255556338?pwd=d0yxe0TJ093An1f4Z3JNwCEj4WlDZJ.1
Meeting ID: 842 5555 6338
Passcode: 493273

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE T-Shirt points - Includes events from the May Star Tour event through the October Star Tour event.

Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.

The club has a Tele Vue coma corrector (Paracorr) for sale. If you're interested in adding it to your equipment inventory, please contact Fred Hick, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien

Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.

Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.



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