Abstract
THE moon is full on November 15 at 2˙4h. U.T. and new on November 29 at 8˙7h. On November 11 at 23h. Mercury is in inferior conjunction, and a transit across the sun's disk occurs. The transit is visible generally in North and South America, the Pacific Ocean and Australasia. Lunar conjunctions with the planets occur as follows: November 13d. 23h. with Jupiter; November 14d. 2h. with Saturn; November 26d. 22h. with Venus;. November 27d. 3h. with Mars and November 27d. 22h. with Mercury. Three planets are in opposition during this month; on November 3, Jupiter and Saturn, their respective distances from the earth being 370 and 763 million miles. On November 16, Uranus is in opposition, its distance from the earth then being 1,725 million miles. On November 11, this distant planet will make a close approach to the 8th magnitude star B.D. + 18°494. Venus is still the bright morning star rising at about 3h. at the beginning of the month and at 4h. at the end. The configurations of Jupiter's inner satellites are given in the Nautical Almanac, p. 628–62D and in Whitaker's Almanack, p. 176. Mars is now a morning star, and will pass 3° north of Spica on November 8.
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