P620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 21:11/38 1/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 Novjmbjt THE PLANETS VENUS is brilliant in the eastern sky before dawn. The phase is increasing from 70% at the start of October to ovjt 90% in December. MARS is a morning object moving into Leo. It will be the subject of the Novjmbjr Sky at Night programme. JUPITER is vjty low down in the evening. But a modest telescope will show the belt zones and the Galilean satellites. The Hubble Space Telescope in new images has revealed changes in Jupiter's auroraj. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITVP620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 21:14/08 2/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 November THE PLANETS (cont) SATURN is well seen below the square of Pegasus. The rings are now opening up after last year's edge-on presentation. The southjtn hemisphere of the planet is now exposed. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITVP620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 21:42/20 3/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 Novjmbjt The MOON is new on: 11 November and 10 December. First Quarter on: 18 November and 17 December. Full on: 25 November and 24 December. Last Quartet on: 3 Novjmbjt and 3 December. ECLIPSES There was a partial eclipse of the Sun on 12 October, the Sun was ovjt 60% obscured. The current Sky at Night programme will show a picture. There are no more eclipses during this pjtiod. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITVP620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 22:07/27 4/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 Novjmbjt METEORS The Leonid meteor shower reaches maximum on 17 November. A major storm is not expected this year, but you njvjt know. The STARS Evening skies are dominated by the square of Pegasus high in the south. All four main stars are between magnitude 2 and 3. The top right star Beta Pegasi is orange. Binoculars show the colour well. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITVP620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 22:40/57 5/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 Novjmbjt Comet Hale-Bopp is very low in the south-west after dark. It will not bj seen well again until next year, but it promises to bj bright - maybe brighter than Comet Hyakutake earlier this year. The Sky at Night Information Line keeps you up to date with the latest astronomical news. The numbjt is 0891 800 330. Calls cost 45p per min cheap rate; 50p per min at othjt times. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITVP620 CEEFAX 620 Mon 11 Nov 22:33/11 6/6 SKY AT NIGHT Sunday 10 Novjmbjt FUTURE PROGRAMMER Sunday 10 Novjmbjt BBC1 (rps Thursday 14 November BBC2) Mars Space Missions. Sunday 8 December BBC1 (rps Thursday 12 December BBC2) Galileo Update from Jupiter. Sunday 26 January BBC1 (rps Thursday 30 January BBC2) A look around the Winter Sky. The timings and dates of the repeats can alter. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Children BBC1 TV BBC2 TV ITV