BajaBlanca - 11-2-2014 at 07:46 AM
I GOT THIS OFF THE LA PAZ GRINGO SITE
BAJA NIGHT SKY for November, 2014. 1. If you wake up early, the eastern sky is worth exploring between 5:30 and 5:45am while it is still dark before
sunrise around 6:30am. Look slightly north of east for the Big Dipper standing vertically on its handle. Follow the arc of the handle down and to the
south to the bright Star Arcturus. Only 37 light years away, and with a diameter 26 times greater than the sun's, Arcturus is the nearest giant star
to our solar system, the brightest north of the celestial equator, and 4th brightest in the entire night sky. Just to the right of Arcturus, look
for Mercury. Over the next few days you can detect its motion by matching its position relative to the star Spica. Mercury is just above and to the
left of Spica now, will be opposite it on the 5th, and below it on Saturday, the 8th at the 8 o'clock position. It's moving towards the sun fast and
will soon be lost in its glare. The faint group of 4 stars forming a diamond on Spica's right is the constellation Corvus the Crow. 2. About an hour
after sunset, try to spot Mars just above the teakettle-shaped constellation Sagittarius low in the southwest. Sagittarius is tipped to the right as
if pouring water where the sun set. The summer triangle is still visible in the western sky with the bright start Vega marking its lower right corner.
Altair is at the left corner, and Deneb the top vertex. 3. The only other planet visible now is Jupiter, which rises soon after midnight in the
northeast. Currently it is the brightest object in the night sky after the moon. 4. November's Full moon rises about 5:46pm on Thursday, about 15
degrees north of due east. 5. One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Leonids, hits earth's atmosphere late Monday evening, November 17,
through early Tuesday morning. It should produced 15 to 30 bright trails across the sky per hour. It often surprises with many more.
Cliffy - 11-2-2014 at 08:29 AM
Or you can download an app that shows all the heavenly bodies in actual time and another that shows and predicts orbiting vehicles. Point them at the
sky at night and identify everything seen.
woody with a view - 11-2-2014 at 09:14 AM
there is an app called Star Chart that is pretty awesome. couple that with ISS Detector and you are ready.