OBSERVING November 2016 In This Section 42 Sky at a Glance 42 Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 43 Binocular Highlight: The Charioteer's Cross 48 Celestial Calendar 48 Pulsing Stars in Cepheus 50 Scoping the Tints of Uranus & Neptune 51 November Meteors 44 Planetary Almanac 52 Exploring the Solar System: "Last Contact" 45 Northern Hemisphere's Sky: Diamond Anniversary 54 Deep-Sky Wonders: Circling Northern Lacerta 46 Sun, Moon & Planets: Evening on the Ecliptic Additional Observing Article: Emission from oxygen atoms, here captured through an O III filter and mapped to blue, dominates the core of IC 1396; see page 57. PHOTOGRAPH: BOB FRANKE 57 Going Deep: The Dark Creatures of Cepheus 36 Small Scope Asterisms SkyandTelescope.com November 2016 41http://www.SkyandTelescope.com