What's up in the November 2026 skies?

**What's up in the November 2026 skies?** November brings some great opportunities to explore the night sky, with bright planets, meteor showers, and some of the finestgalaxies of autumn. This month, Uranus reaches opposition, Mercury returns to the morning sky, and the Taurid and Leonid meteor showers give us several chances to catch a shooting star. We'll also explore the neighbouring lunar craters Pallas and Murchison before heading out on a deep-sky tour featuringsix fascinating stops among the autumn galaxies. Whether you're observing with a telescope, binoculars,or just your eyes, there's plenty to discover in the November skies. Download the November 2026 AstroGuy Observing Guide atAstroGuyPod.com for the Moon phase calendar, planetary information, finder charts, observing notes, and this month's deep-sky targets. Feel free to share what you're observing this month, or contact me through the website with questions, suggestions, or observing reports. Please join the AstroGuy Facebook page and group to share your observations, sketches, and images from this month's sky. If you enjoy the episode, follow AstroGuy on Spotifyso you won't miss future episodes. Until next time, may your skies be clear, and asalways, Carpe Noctem, Seize the Night! **Free November 2026 Observing Guide** Download the November2026 AstroGuy Observing Guide at: https://www.AstroGuyPod.com **Connect with AstroGuy** Website: https://www.AstroGuyPod.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AstroGuyPodcast Email: [Astroguypod@gmail.com](mailto:Astroguypod@gmail.com) Voicemail: 973-404-0380 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astroguypodcast **Support AstroGuy** Feel free to buy us a cupof coffee or two! We really appreciate it! https://tinyurl.com/AstroGuyCoffee **More from AstroGuy** Astronomy Basics: https://youtu.be/MtUkLVneNYs The Great AstronomersPlaylist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt4C8zx3Um7L05cMfYQC5z\_UaQACdduTF **Affiliate Links** High Point Scientific: https://www.highpointscientific.com/?rfsn=7714880.bb6129 Amazon: https://amzn.to/4gFQmOG ZWO Seestar S30 Pro: https://amzn.to/4tyy9YG **Image and Video Credits** Originalastrophotography: Wayne Zuhl / AstroGuy Additional imagery: NASA;Adam Block / Mount Lemmon SkyCenter / University of Arizona; ESA; KPNO /NOIRLab / NSF / AURA; Paul Mortfield; Dietmar Kupke; Flynn Haase; JacekHalicki; Rockscientist01 (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0); Juan Cruz; JohanHagemeyer; Dominic Ford / In-The-Sky.org; AstroChron. Virtual Moon Atlas:Patrick Chevalley and Christian Legrand. Sky simulations:Stellarium Desktop — https://stellarium.org Constellation charts: IAU/ Sky & Telescope — Roger Sinnott and Rick Fienberg, CC BY 3.0. **Audio Credits** "Hymn to theDawn," "The Long Dark," and "Last and First Light" byScott Buckley. https://www.scottbuckley.com.au Licensed under CreativeCommons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 00:00 Intro 00:36 Planetary Roundup 08:10 Meteor Showers 10:48 Lunar Feature of the Month 13:52 Deep Sky Tour 27:43 Conclusion