NOVEMBER Noema HIGHLIGHTS Aries and Pisces The Aries constellation represents a flying, THE SKY TONIGHT golden-fleeced ram. Retrieving the ram’s shining fleece was the goal of the Greek hero, Jason, and his companions Cetus the Argonauts. In Greek mythology, the Cetus constellation represents a terrifying sea Pisces is said to represent Aphrodite, monster sent by the sea god Poseidon the goddess of love, and Eros, the god to attack Ethiopia. Poseidon was angry of attraction, who is known as Cupid in because Cassiopeia, the queen of Ethiopia, Roman mythology. The couple transformed had boasted that her daughter Andromeda themselves into fish to escape another was more beautiful than all the terrible monster, Typhon, tying themselves sea nymphs. together with rope to ensure they would not lose each other. To placate Poseidon, Cassiopeia and her husband chained their daughter to a To find Aries, look for its brightest star Hamal rock as a sacrifice to the monster. Just as which is one of the more dazzling stars in Andromeda was about to be devoured, the night sky. Travel south-west from Hamal the great hero Perseus stumbled upon the to the ecliptic line to find Pisces (Aries and scene. Perseus saved Andromeda – some Pisces are highlighted in light blue on the say by using the head of Medusa to turn star chart). Pisces is part of “the sea” where the monster to stone – and married her. many water-themed constellations, such as Cetus, Eridanus and Aquarius, can be found. Cetus was often depicted by the Greeks as a hybrid creature with a scaly body and forefeet, and huge jaws. To find Cetus (highlighted in green on the star chart), first look for Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus. Travel west from Alderbaran to find the head of Cetus. What’s On in November? Capturing the Cosmos Planetarium show. 12.30pm weekdays, 10.30am weekends NOVEMBER Noema SKY GUIDE The Sky Tonight Planetarium show. 2.30pm daily, 12.30pm weekends

Planetarium show. PERPETUAL We Are Aliens! 3D GUARDIAN 1.30pm and 3.30pm daily, 11.30am weekends PLANETARIUM The Cetus constellation from Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius. MOON PHASES NOVEMBER 2018 SUN RISE / SUNSET N 10 350 340 Lacerta Perseus 20 Algol Andromeda Capella 330 30 Deneb Phase Date Triangulum Date Rise Set Auriga Cygnus 3rd quarter Thursday 1 November 320 Thursday 1 6.15AM 8.28PM 40 Hamal

New moon Thursday 8 November Aries Thursday 15 5.57AM 8.48PM Pegasus 310 1st quarter Friday 16 November 50 Friday 30 5.44AM 9.08PM Pisces Full moon Friday 23 November Taurus Vulpecula Aldebaran 300

60 Mira ERIDANUS AND SCP Equuleus Delphinus Cetus 290 PLANETS Sa 70

Orion Aquarius Betelgeuse Mars Alta The Eridanus constellation is known Eridanus as “the river” and is linked to the 280 story of Phaethon. One day, Phaethon Mercury 80 Rigel Sculptor Aquila asked his father, the sun god Helios, Whiro Fornax Fomalhaut if he could drive his chariot across Early November before 10.38pm Piscis Austrinus Capricornus the sky. Unable to maintain control of Mid November before 10.43am W the horses he plunged close to Earth, Late November not visible Lepus E scorching the plains of Africa. Zeus On Scorpius-Ophiuchus border Phoenix onoceros was so angry with the destruction Grus Microscopium Caelum that he struck Phaethon with a

Horologium Achernar thunderbolt, sending him crashing 260 Sirius 260

Columba into the Eridanus River.

100 100 Scutum Canis Major Mars Tucana Reticulum Indus Eridanus is most easily found by Matawhero Pictor Sagittarius

Hydrus locating the star Achernar, known as 250

Early November before 3.47am 250

Dorado Saturn “the mouth of the river”. This bright 110

Mid November before 3.08am 110 Canopus Late November before Telescopium star is the least known spherical star 2.27am Corona Australis In Aquarius SCP Pavo in the Milky Way galaxy. Called a

Puppis Mensa Octans “pumpkin star” it spins so quickly 240

240 that it bulges out at the equators,

120 120 O Volans giving it an oblate shape. Carina Hydra Chamaeleon

Apus Ara 23

Jupiter Pyxis 23 Achernar can also be used to find the 0 0 130

130 Triangulum Australe south celestial pole (SCP). This is the Hine-i-tīweka Scorpius Mercury Early November before 10.08pm Vela Musca point in the southern hemisphere that

Circinus Norma AriesAntares and Pisces stars appear to rotate around during 220

Mid November before 10.08pm 220 140

Late November not visible Time Guide 140 Acrux Rigil Kentaurus the night, and also acts as a good

On Libra-Scorpius border This chart is oriented for Crux Cetus reference point to find south.

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Antlia Gacrux 210 Jupiter To locate the SCP, first find the 150 Early November, 12am 150 Lupus xtans Eridanus, SCP,

Mid November, 11pm Southern Cross by lining up the two

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200 Southern Cross 160 160 southern pointer stars (look for Rigil

Late November, 10pm

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190 and the pointers 170

170 Kentaurus on the star chart), then CentaurusS place your right hand on the star Saturn Copyright © 2018 Heavens-Above.com Pareārau Gacrux. Next, put your left hand Early November before 1.03am on Achernar and clap your hands How to use this chart: Hold the chart up to the sky and rotate it, so the direction you are looking together. Where they meet in the Mid November before 12.13am matches the direction printed on the bottom. For example, if you are looking south, place “S” at the Late November before 11.20pm middle is the SCP. (All constellations In Sagittarius lower edge. Stars rise in the east and set in the west like the sun. As the Earth turns, the sky appears in this section are highlighted in to rotate clockwise around the south celestial pole. The sky makes a small shift to the west every night, dark blue on the star chart) as the Earth rotates around the sun.