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[Chelsea Gohd] Mars and Mercury
have a cozy conjunction,

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the Leonid meteor
shower delights,

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and Saturn's rings are...
disappearing?

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That's What's Up for November.

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Mars and Mercury
will cozy up together

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in the night sky

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just after sunset
on November 12th.

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The planets will experience
what is known as a conjunction,

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meaning they appear
close together in the sky

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from our view

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(even though in real life,
Mars and Mercury

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are well over 100 million
miles apart).

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But you can see these two long
distance pals close together

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if you look slightly southwest
just after sunset

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in the early evening
sky on November 12th.

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Mars will be just to the
right above Mercury,

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and you'll know it's Mars
by its distinctive

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reddish-orange color.

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The Leonid meteor shower

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will sparkle across
the skies this month, 

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peaking on November 17th.

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While the meteor shower
stretches from November 3rd

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through December 2nd,
it will be at its most visible

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late on the night
of November 16th

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into the dawn
of November 17th, 

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even into the early
morning of November 18th.

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Look for meteors coming from
the shower's radiant point

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within the constellation
Leo in the eastern sky.

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With dark skies,
you might see 10-15 meteors

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per hour with this shower

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which happens when we travel

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through the debris trailing
the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.

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Saturn's rings

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will disappear from view
this November!

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Saturn orbits the sun leaning

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at an angle of 26.7 degrees.

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This means that from our view,

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its rings
shift up and down over time.

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On November 23,
Saturn will be angled

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in such a way
that its rings face us, and

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since they are so thin they'll
just disappear from view.

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But don't worry,

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the rings aren't gone
from view forever.

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As the planet
continues to orbit,

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its rings will gradually become

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more visible again.

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Here are the phases of
the Moon for November.

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You can stay up to date
on all of NASA's missions

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exploring the solar system
and beyond

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at science.nasa.gov.

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I'm Chelsea Gohd from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory,

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and that's
What's Up for this month.