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BASIL November 2024

The front cover of BASIL shows an image of a tropical Moon with halo, taken by BAS member Mel Rigby.

Other members' images include the Full Moon, by Andrew Grasemann and the Aurora by Richard Mansfield.

Observing highlights of the month include:

• 1 November: Callisto lies south of Jupiter’s southern pole (am)
• 4 November: Venus near the waxing crescent Moon (pm)
• 4 November: Rare transit of Titan’s shadow on Saturn from 21:08 UT (pm)
• 17 November: Uranus reaches opposition
• 30 November: Mars lies near M44 (pm)

There is a rare transit of Titan's shadow on Saturn on 4 and 20 November, which will be a great opportunity for astro-photographers.

21 well placed observing targets for the month are listed, with more information provided for observing the Blue Snowball Nebula, open cluster M103, the Little Dumbbell Nebula and open cluster M52.

Current items for astronomy and space news can be found on page 31.

Finally, Society News includes meetings and events for 2024 and early 2025.