• Our sky chart shows the sky as it looks from North American mid-northern latitudes at about three hours after sunset. But no matter where you reside worldwide, you can expect the moon and Jupiter to rise in tandem above your east-northeast horizon some two to three

hours after sundown tonight. The farther south you live, the later the rising time for the moon and Jupiter.
• The moon and Jupiter rank as the brightest and second-brightest celestial objects in tonight's evening sky. Nonetheless, the star Capella shines as a respectably bright first-magnitude star, even though the giant planet Jupiter outshines this star by some 13 times.
• Around the world, Capella shines about 25o from Jupiter on the sky's dome. For reference, hold your fist at an arm length. Your fist spans about 10o of sky, so Jupiter and Capella are roughly two and one half fist-widths apart.
• You can use Jupiter to locate Capella in the evening sky all through November 2012. However, Capella's position relative to Jupiter and the horizon varies, depending on how far north or south you live on the globe. On these November evenings, at middle and far northern latitudes, the star Capella shines to the upper left of Jupiter. But at tropical latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, Capella is found more directly left of Jupiter.
• South of the equator, Capella rises after Jupiter does, appearing to Jupiter's lower left. The farther south you live, the later that Capella rises after Jupiter. At temperate altitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, Capella comes up two to three hours after Jupiter does. As far south as Southern Australia, you might have to wait

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