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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Starmap 601 Light Street • Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Inner Baltimore’s • Street Light 601 DAVIS DAVIS DAVIS PLANETARIUM CELESTIAL HIGHLIGHTS Eastern Standard Time returns, November 3 – are set back one hour on Saturday night, November 2. and Moon Pairings – The Moon pairs up with on StarmapNOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 November 1 and again on November 29. Venus is near on November 24, and near Saturn on December 10. On November 28, IN THE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER SKY after sunset, look for a thin crescent Moon with the bright dot Venus next to it; Jupiter will be not too far off to the west. Both Venus and Nov 1 Dec 4 Moon near Saturn First Quarter Moon Jupiter are very bright, but Venus is always the brightest of the two. (See Celestial Highlights) Each of these planet and moon pairings are visible just after sunset. Dec 10 For Saturn and Jupiter, you will need a clear view of the horizon. Nov 3 Venus near Saturn Eastern Standard Time (See Celestial Highlights) Mercury viewing – Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and returns sometimes is hard to see due to the Sun’s brightness. There are (See Celestial Highlights) Dec 12 two different types of opportunities to see Mercury in November. Full Moon On November 11, Mercury will move between the and Sun Nov 4 First Quarter Moon Dec 14 during a transit event, where it will be seen (with protection) as a Geminid dot moving across the face of the Sun. (See Mercury Transit event Nov 9 (See Celestial Highlights) note below). The other way to see Mercury is when it is at its farthest near (morning) from the Sun from Earth’s perspective - its Greatest Elongation, Dec 18 Nov 11 Last Quarter Moon which takes place November 28. Transit of Mercury Transit of Mercury Event – November 11, 10:00a-1:00p – As (See Celestial Highlights) Dec 21 Winter Mercury transits (passes in front of) the Sun, MSC staff offer safe Nov 12 (See Celestial Highlights) viewing of its tiny silhouette crossing the face of the Sun. Transit Full Moon viewing is included with Science Center admission. Transit viewing Dec 23 is also weather permitting. Please call 410-545-2999 after 9 am on Nov 19 Moon near Mars (morning) November 11 to see if the Observatory is open. Last Quarter Moon Dec 26 The peak on Dec 14; look Nov 24 New Moon Geminid Meteor Shower – Moon near Mars (morning) toward the stars of , the Twins. Usually one of the best Dec 27 meteor showers of the year, this year most of the meteors will be Venus near Jupiter Jupiter in washed-out by the almost Full Moon. with Sun Nov 26 , Saturday, December 21 – The shortest of the New Moon Dec 28 year for the Northern Hemisphere. The Sun takes its lowest path Nov 28 Moon near Venus across the sky which results in the fewest hours of daylight of any Mercury greatest morning day all year (only 9 hours). All through winter, celebrate the slow elongation return of the Sun and notice how the days start to get longer again. (See Celestial Highlights) The bi-monthly STARMAP is available on the web at Nov 29 https://www.mdsci.org/learn/resources/starmaps/ Moon near Saturn CROSBY RAMSEY MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY INFO 410-545-2999 Free public observing nights are held Friday evenings, weather = Observatory events permitting. Observatory hours on Observatory hours on Nov. 1 are 7-10:30pm EDT. Starting Nov. 8, Observatory hours are 5:30-9pm EST. Please call Friday after 5:00pm for observing conditions.

MERCURY VENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN When: When: When: When: When: Only visible before After sunset Morning sky After sunset, November - Early evening, November sunrise, late November Where: Where: early December Not visible, December to mid-December Low in southwest Southeast Where: Where: Where: Constellation: Constellation: Low in southeast Low in southwest Low in southwest , , , Constellation: Constellation: Constellation: , Ophiuchus, Sagittarius Sagittarius Libra, Scorpius, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius