NOVEMBER 2017 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North URSA MAJOR θ +60° Fa ο n X Polaris CA ME LO R PA γ CA M5 SS 2 +60° le ub er Do lust C ε β PE I Oγ α DA LIS γ δ IA M β ν M31 β M33 α α ANDROMEDA γ η PI SC ES Ci rc let θ η ι τ β Fomalhaut ci n g SE FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS Planet location shown for mid-month * Pascal Crater November 5 USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP * Mouchez Crater November 6 * Scoresby Crater November 7 N O V E M B E R 2 0 17 * S K Y & T E L E S C O P E γ S US November 21, 19h UT Diameter 29′ 25″ γ M Oc oon t3 1 Fa Apogee 406,131 km 1 2 3 4 α U AN November 6, 0h UT Diameter 33′ 04″ Great Square of Pegasus ra ID 42 0 Perigree 361,438 km γ T ER -1 DISTANCES β α November 26 17:03 UT β Mi November 18 11:42 UT E FIRST QUARTER Zenith ο NEW MOON C 20:36 UT α 34 C 5:23 UT R γ November 10 T O Hamal α I November 4 A M No oo v n 3 α LAST QUARTER U ε FULL MOON Q TRIANGULUM T E ol 30 Alg 29 β 28 δ 27 ARIES 26 ρ 25 PE 24 US 23 RS E 22 ε 21 ζ 20 IP 19 L 18 C 17 E 16 Pleiades 15 ε 14 Hyades 13 TA U R U S 12 θ 11 Aldebaran 10 α 9 h 8 ORION 7 5 6 Facing East 5 ε 4 IG 3 α α R 2 N Ca pe lla A U S AT FRI THU 1 A WED ι TUE M 38 M 36 β ζ MOON PHASES MON M82 ci β θ M 37 N ASA / LRO SUN LY g N E Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. M81 7 h 6 8h Nov 5 D G V oub al Op aarbia les ayxy Di nen lbeles tSatra G ff c r Pl lob use lCulsu tsatrar an ul t s e e n t re be et ar Cl ublua r ar l y Ne utsetre a bu r la Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. 2h SCU LPT OR 23 Facing