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Credit & Copyright: Wade Clark Jr.
Explanation:
With brilliant
Venus above the western horizon at sunset and
Jupiter and
Saturn
high in the east by early evening,
November's night sky is filled with bright planets.
October's sky featured bright planets as well and, triggered
by the active Sun, some lovely
auroral displays.
This colorful aurora was recorded by
astrophotographer Wade Clark in skies
above Hamilton, Washington, USA on the night of October 4th.
Through the shimmering
northern lights Jupiter and Saturn
are easy to spot flanking the
V-shaped head of
Taurus the Bull.
Of course, just above lies the lovely Pleiades star cluster.
Solar activity will
also produce auroral shows in November,
particularly at high northern and southern latitudes.
Plus, November skygazers can certainly anticipate a celestial
performance on the evening of the 17th/18th -- the
moonlit
Leonid meteor shower.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: aurora - Jupiter - Saturn - pleiades - night sky
Publications with words: aurora - Jupiter - Saturn - pleiades - night sky
See also:
- APOD: 2024 December 9 Á Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
- APOD: 2024 December 8 Á Aurora around Saturns North Pole
- Stereo Jupiter near Opposition
- APOD: 2024 November 3 Á Jupiter Abyss
- Saturn at Night
- APOD: 2024 October 16 Á Colorful Aurora over New Zealand
- APOD: 2024 October 13 Á Aurora Timelapse Over Italian Alps