Uranus at opposition
Visible from sunset to sunrise. Magnitude +5.6 so technically naked eye.
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North Taurid meteor shower peak
~15 per hour but the just past Full Moon will hide most. Can see some for up to a week before or after.
Mars 2-Degrees from Moon
Near Beta Tauri. Moon between Mars and Beta--a tight fit!
Last Quarter
Near the Sickle of Leo and above Regulus. This will wipe out the Leonids.
Leonids
The Moon is too close to where the Leonid meteors will stream from. While it is not the best place to look for meteors, the radiant point where they stream from, it does rather make for washing out the shower all over the sky anyway. Every 33 years the Leonids does get pretty active, from … Continue reading Leonids