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Check out the Glossary of Astronomical Events if you need any explanations!
November 2022 gifts us with a Total Lunar Eclipse on November 8th followed by the Leonids Meteor Shower on the 17th. Shortly after the Lunar Eclipse, Uranus is at Opposition to the Sun. If the bright Moon does not cloud your view, that night will be a great time to see Uranus with a telescope.
The Total Lunar Eclipse is also known as a Blood Moon. The discoloration of the Moon is caused by the Earth’s shadow gives. This orange red tinge gives it its foreboding name.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes into the shadow created by the Sun and cast by the Earth, so that the Moon is partially or totally shaded. A lunar eclipse can only occur while the Moon is in the Full Moon phase and is located at a lunar node, where the Moon’s orbit intersects with the Earth’s orbit around the sun. This creates a straight alignment, or syzygy.
NASA has a map which shows where the eclipse will be visible, in the darkened area:
Click Here to Learn more about Meteor Showers and More at the Glossary of Astronomical Phenomena
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Astronomical Phenomena
 | Visible in Asia, Australia, and the Americas November 8, 2022 |
Moon Phases
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| First Quarter Moon November 1 | Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse November 8 | Third Quarter Moon November 16 | New Moon November 23 | First Quarter Moon November 30 |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Facts
| Ascending Node: | 8th – Total Lunar Eclipse |
| Apogee: | 14th |
| Descending Node: | 22nd |
| Perigee: | 25th |
| Moon Name: | Hunter’s Moon |
Meteor Showers
Northern Taurid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Taurus |
| Peak Date: | November 12th |
| Best Time, EST: | Midnight |
| Zenith Hourly Rate: | 5 meteors per hour |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Leonid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Leo |
| Peak Date: | November 17 |
| Best Time, EST: | After 11 PM |
| Zenith Hourly Rate: | 15 meteors per hour |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
α-Monocerotid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Peak Date: | November 21 |
| Best Time, EST: | 4 AM |
| Zenith Hourly Rate: | 5 meteors per hour |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Orionid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Orion |
| Peak Date: | November 28 |
| Best Time, EST: | Before Dawn |
| Zenith Hourly Rate: | 2 meteors per hour |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions
| Moon ☌ Saturn | Nov 1 |
| Moon ☌ Jupiter | Nov 4 |
| Moon ☌ Uranus | Nov 8 |
| Sun ☍ Uranus | Nov 9 |
| Moon ☌ Mars | Nov 11 |
| Jupiter Exits Retrograde | Nov 23 |
| Moon ☌ Saturn | Nov 28 |
October 2022
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