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rather late this evening at southerly latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.
• But no matter where you live, you'll find Jupiter between the moon and the Pleiades cluster this evening. If the moonlit glare makes it difficult to see the dipper-shape Pleiades cluster, try looking at this beautiful group of stars with binoculars. Once the trio - the Pleiades, Jupiter and the waning gibbous moon - climbs above the horizon this evening, it'll be out all night long.
• The moon is displaying a waning gibbous phase right now, so it's rising well after darkness falls. Because the waning moon rises an average 50 minutes later every night, the moon will probably come up after your bedtime in a day or two - if it hasn't already. Are you an early riser? If so, look for the waning moon to adorn the morning sky for the next ten days or so.
• In the meantime, Jupiter will remain in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull for months to come. Moreover, this constellation - the radiant of the November Taurid meteor showers - will rise four minutes earlier each evening, or two hours earlier each month.
• For the rest of this year, use Jupiter to locate the constellation Taurus and on these upcoming dark, moonless evenings, be sure to observe view the Bull in all his starlit majesty!
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