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- Full Moon 31/10/2020 at 14:49 – 15:49 The Moon is visible for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201031_08_100
- Uranus at its best 31/10/2020 at 15:38 – 16:38 Uranus is well placed for observation, but realistically you will need at least binoculars. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201031_12_100
- Moon at Last Quarter 08/11/2020 at 13:46 – 14:46 The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201108_08_100
- New Moon 15/11/2020 at 05:07 – 06:07 The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201115_08_100
- Leonid meteor shower 17/11/2020 at 11:37 – 12:37 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201117_10_100
- α-Monocerotid meteor shower 21/11/2020 at 10:43 – 11:43 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201121_10_100
- Moon at First Quarter 22/11/2020 at 04:45 – 05:45 The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201122_08_100
- Full Moon 30/11/2020 at 09:30 – 10:30 The Moon is visible for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201130_08_100
- Moon at Last Quarter 08/12/2020 at 00:37 – 01:37 The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201208_08_100
- Geminid meteor shower 13/12/2020 at 00:50 – 01:50 The Geminids 13/ 14 December.is the best shower of the year and if you only have inclination to see one meteor shower make it this one. Plenty of shooting stars should be visible with the moon largely absent. Wrap up warm, be patient and ideally go somewhere dark. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201214_10_100
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What to look out for in 2020
The biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is still visible through Autumn low in the south west as night falls. It is very bright and binoculars will reveal up to four of its largest moons as star-like points of … Continue reading
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