On the 12th November 2019, the Moon was in a Full Moon phase. The moon was 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and was exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon was visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise during the next morning.
During a resourceful week, students were acquainted with some of the brightest stars that are visible in the dark sky especially in this month of October.
In order to facilitate quick spotting of the stars.Students were asked to draw a line from Altair, the brightest star sparkling in the dark sky, through Vega, and Deneb which forms the Summer Triangle in the beautiful night sky.
Week’s Planet Roundup
Mercury is out of sight in the glare of the Sun.
Jupiter is the creamy-white dot low in the southwest as twilight fades.
Saturn is the steady yellow “star” in the south-southwest during and after dusk.
Uranus is well up by 8 p.m
