Astro News November 2026
- 30 October 2026
November’s night sky in Namibia features planetary encounters and a deep-space milestone.
Mars and Jupiter make a close approach on November 16, passing within 1°11' of each other in Leo, near the star Regulus, in the pre-dawn sky. Saturn dominates the evening, reaching 66° above the northern horizon at 21:46. Venus returns to the dawn sky, while Mercury passes between Earth and the Sun and stays difficult to spot from Namibia.
On November 18, Voyager 1 is expected to become the first spacecraft to reach a distance of one light-day, or 24 light-hours, from Earth.
The Objects of the Month section explores asteroids, comets, meteoroids, meteors and meteorites, with a look at Namibia’s Hoba and Gibeon meteorites and the Roter Kamm crater.
View the Astro News November 2026 PDF to find out more.
We thank Lutz von Dewitz for compiling this information.