November offers a particularly dense observing calendar for astronomy enthusiasts: two meteor showers, the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter, and a supermoon. NASA's monthly skywatching guide summarises the month's most notable phenomena and when and how to spot them with the naked eye.

Among the meteors, the Taurids and Leonids stand out. The former are associated with debris from Comet Encke and are known for producing occasional fireballs; the latter, linked to Comet Tempel-Tuttle, are famous for fast, bright meteors. Both showers can be watched without a telescope, by seeking out a dark site away from light pollution.

The planetary sky is also rewarding: Mars will appear very close to Jupiter, forming a bright pair easy to identify with the naked eye. In addition, November brings a supermoon, that is, a full moon that coincides with the satellite's closest approach to Earth, making it noticeably larger and brighter than an average full moon.

The guide also celebrates a milestone for the Voyager 1 spacecraft, which reaches the distance equivalent to one light-day from Earth. Launched in 1977, the probe continues to send data from interstellar space, beyond the heliopause, and remains the most distant human-made object ever built.