>November 13
>Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
A spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky.
The two bright planets will be extremely close, appearing only 0.3 degrees apart.
Look for this impressive pairing in the Eastern sky just before sunrise.

>November 17, 18
>Leonids Meteor Shower
The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak.
This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen.
That last of these occurred in 2001.
The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865.
The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th.
The nearly new moon will not be a problem this year.
Skies should be dark enough for what should be good show.
Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight.
Meteors will radiate from the constellation Leo, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

>November 18
>New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky.
This phase occurs at 11:42 UTC.
This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.

>November 24
>Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun.
This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky.
Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.