Today:
As darkness grows along the southwestern horizon, between 6:00 and 6:30 PM, the crescent moon will dip toward the horizon, its slender curve beneath the brilliant planet Venus, slowly emerging from the twilight. Venus follows the moon in its descent, setting around 7 PM. The Moon appears just a little larger, and to Venus’s left tomorrow evening.
Tuesday:
The first of two minor meteor showers peaks tonight, known as the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, to distinguish it from the Northern Taurids next weekend. This meteor shower remains active from late September through early December, tossing 5 to 10 meteors per hour across the heavens, some blazing a path as brighter, more dramatic fireballs.
Wednesday:
Along with the trees now barren of leaves, and occasional early skimmings of snow, early November welcomes a classic object into the late Autumn skies. More than one third of the way up from the eastern horizon, you’ll catch a smudge or cluster of stars, tightly packed together, called the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades. For the best views, look slightly away from them, allowing their faint light to strike a more sensitive part of your eye.