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28 for North American observers (evening of November 28 in Asia), and with the moon and Jupiter closest on the night of November 28. You won't want to miss seeing the moon and Jupiter - the brightest and second-brightest orbs of evening - lighting up the nighttime from dusk until dawn. More about November 28 lunar eclipse here.
• Technically speaking for us in North America, the crest of the full moon occurs on Wednesday morning, November 28, at 8:46 a.m. Central Standard Time (14:46 Universal Time).
• For Asia, Australia and New Zealand on November 28, the moon turns full after sunset. Although the full moon happens at the same instant worldwide, our clocks read differently by time zone. But no matter where you live worldwide, you'll see a full-looking moon pairing up with Jupiter on the nights around November 28.
• Why is Jupiter so bright and so near the November full moon? Next week, on December 2-3, 2012, Earth will pass between the sun and Jupiter. Our own movement in orbit is what's placing Jupiter opposite the sun in our sky - or, as astronomers say, at opposition. A full moon is opposite the sun, too. It must be, in order to have its fully lighted face - or day side - turned in our direction. Moon opposite the sun. Jupiter opposite the sun. So Jupiter has to be near this November full moon. Read more about Jupiter's 2012 opposition here.
• By the way, the upcoming opposition of Jupiter on December 2-3 will be the closest opposition of Jupiter until the year 2021. Read more about Jupiter's closeness at (Continued on page 17)
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