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PlanetWED Nov 11 · 6:00 AM · in 12h 12mCurated calendar
Saturn Due South
The ringed planet reaches its highest point of the night.
When & where to look
Visible from6:00 AMSouth horizon
Best around8:30 AM35° elevation
Sets / fades11:00 AMBelow ideal altitude
Saturn culminates due south at 35° elevation — its best viewing geometry of the night. To the eye it is a calm, yellowish point at magnitude 0.7; even a small telescope at 40× will separate the rings from the globe.
Field notes
- 01A telescope is the only way to see the rings — binoculars show an oval at best.
- 02Titan, its largest moon, is often visible in binoculars as a faint nearby dot.
- 03Highest point means least atmosphere to look through — sharpest views.
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7:54 PM
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Venus at Dusk
The evening star hangs low and fierce over the western horizon.
West · 18°
Mag -4.4
2h window
in 2h 6m
WED
Nov 11
3:12 AM
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Jupiter High in the East
The giant planet dominates the late-evening sky.
East · 44°
Mag -2.4
4h window
in 9h 24m
FRI
Nov 13
2:12 PM
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Mars in the Morning Sky
The red planet climbs the eastern sky before dawn.
East · 30°
Mag +0.9
3h window
in 2d 20h