Top astronomy events for November 2023

From a close encounter of Jupiter to a famous meteor shower, here are the top astronomy events for the month of November.

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00:02 Kicking off the month, get ready for the largest planet

00:08 in our solar system, Jupiter, shining bright

00:11 all night long on November 3rd.

00:13 The gas giant reaches opposition on this day,

00:16 the closest encounter to our planet

00:19 in its orbit around the sun.

00:21 In the middle of the month,

00:22 shooting stars will streak across the night sky

00:25 with the peak of the Leonid meteor shower

00:27 on November 17th and 18th.

00:29 The Leonids are known to occasionally produce storms

00:32 of thousands of meteors per hour,

00:35 but this year peak rates are expected

00:37 to be 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

00:40 To wrap up the month is the rise of the beaver moon.

00:44 It is the final full moon of the fall

00:46 and it's named after beavers making final preparations

00:49 for the winter season.

00:51 November's full moon is also known as the freezing moon

00:54 and the frost moon.

00:56 For AccuWeather, I'm Christina Shalhoub.

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