NOVEMBER 2020 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North URSA MAJOR θ +60° 8h Fa ο M82 n N X β θ M 37 Polaris η PI SC * Shaler Crater November 8 * Schickard Crater November 11 * Vestine Crater November 21 NOVEMBER 2 02 0 * SK Y & TELESCOPE let November 5 rc * Lacus Veris Ci ι FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS γ β Diameter 29′ 26″ ES 405,894 km rs η November 27, 00h UT Ma τ Apogee g Fomalhaut n Diameter 33′ 23″ ci 357,837 km 1 2 3 4 α θ S US UT M No oo v2 n 5 Fa November 14, Great Square of Pegasus U AN Perigee γ T ID 0 12h γ α ra ER -1 DISTANCES 42 Mi E 09:30 UT ο 04:45 UT C November 30 α C November 22 γ FULL MOON β β I FIRST QUARTER R Zenith α T 05:07 UT α 13:46 UT T O ε November 15 δ IP ARIES L A NEW MOON November 8 IA 34 C U +60° US E n oo 9 M ov 2 N TA U R U S LAST QUARTER Q PE I Oγ PE RS E ζ Pleiades ε Hyades θ Aldebaran α h ORION 5 Facing East E β 30 SS 29 2 28 M5 27 le ub er Do lust C 26 ε 25 CA LIS 24 DA 23 γ 22 ANDROMEDA 21 M31 20 ν 19 β 18 M33 17 α 16 β 15 γ 14 M 13 γ 12 α 11 Hamal α 10 TRIANGULUM 9 ol 8 Alg 7 β 6 δ 5 ρ 4 ε 3 R PA ε S AT FRI THU 2 LO IG WED ι TUE MON SUN 1 ME R A M 38 M 36 β ζ MOON PHASES CA α U Ca pe lla A N ASA / LRO November 11 α 8 LY ci g N E Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. 5 M81 21 h D G Va oub ala Op arbialb lests yxy e a D n Gl iffu ecnl lestsa trar c u o s Pl lsut trar b e se an ul en et ar beub trer clu lual ar a y ne tsetre bu r la Planet location shown for mid-month SE 2h SCU LPT OR USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP 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. 23 Facing