Good news for all those star gazers out there!
An opposition of Jupiter that will allow seeing the star brighter than usual and a couple of meteor showers are some of the astronomical phenomena that can be seen in November.
Eddie Salazar Gamboa, researcher and astronomer, details about these phenomena that will take place throughout the month.
Jupiter’s Opposition: when it will be visible
On Thursday 2, Jupiter will be in opposition to the Sun and, although the phenomenon is on the mentioned date, from now on this planet can be seen in the evenings with greater brilliance.
In these days, from the moment the Sun sets it is possible to observe Jupiter on the horizon.
The interviewee points out that Jupiter has a period of revolution (translation) around the Sun of 11.86 years, and it takes 399 days for the synodic revolution, which is when the opposition between this planet and the Sun occurs.
As already mentioned, when this happens Jupiter looks brighter and more striking in the celestial vault.
Salazar Gamboa specifies that on November 3 at 4 o’clock in the morning (universal time) will be the exact moment of the opposition between Jupiter and the Sun, when they will be 180 degrees away from each other, and the Earth in the middle of them both.
In local time, the opposition between the planet and the sun will be at 10:00 p.m. on November 2.
At 5:59 the Sun will set and Jupiter will ascend at 5:34 in the afternoon.
In addition to this opposition, on November 9, Venus will also be seen with more brilliance, which will be one degree south of the Moon, making it look brighter and more attractive in the sky.
Star showers: when will they be visible in Yucatan?
This month there will also be star showers. The first will be on November 13 and will be the phenomenon known as the Taurids. It will be seen at midnight and will report precipitation of 20 to 30 meteors per hour approximately.
Similar will be the meteor shower of November 18, the Leonids, with an approximate fall of 30 to 40 meteors per hour.
On November 20, Saturn will be 2.7 degrees north of the Moon, and on Saturday, November 25, Jupiter will be 2.8 degrees south of the Moon. The new Moon will occur on November 13 and the full Moon will be recorded on November 27.
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