What’s Up in Denver? November 10th through 16th, 2025

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Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.

November 10:

The Moon and M44
The Moon and M44

November 11 (Veteran’s Day):

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  • Last Quarter Beaver Moon: 10:28 PM

November 12:

Northern Taurids
Northern Taurids
  • The Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peaks. Look for this smaller shower that can produce bright fireballs radiating high in the southwestern skies in Taurus just southeast of the Pleiades after midnight.

November 13:

The Moon and Regulus
The Moon and Regulus

November 14:

The Moon at descending node
The Moon at descending node
  • The waning crescent Beaver Moon reaches its Descending Node: 6:38 AM UTC.

November 15:

Greek Myth in the Autumn Sky
Greek Myth in the Autumn Sky

November 16:

The mid-November planet parade
The mid-November planet parade
  • Check out the 4-planet Parade across the mid-November skies, including Jupiter in Gemini, Uranus in Taurus, Neptune in Pieces, and Saturn in Aquarius. You’ll need a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus. These planets are visible from around 9:00 PM until 2:00 AM.

This Week’s Meteoric Activity:

You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.

  • Northern Taurids (NTA): 1:00 AM in western Taurus — 2 per hour.

  • Southern Taurids (STA): 1:00 AM in western Taurus — 2 per hour.

  • Leonids (LEO): Last hour before dawn in northwestern Leo — 2 per hour.

  • Orionids (ORI): Last dark hour before dawn in southern Gemini — 1 per hour.

  • Andromedids (AND): 11:00 PM in northeastern Pisces — Less than 1 per hour.

  • Omicron Eridanids (OER): 1:00 AM in southwestern Taurus — Less than 1 per hour.

  • Rho Puppids (RPU): Last dark hour before dawn in eastern Puppis — Less than 1 per hour.

  • Kappa Ursae Majorids (KUM): Last hour before dawn in southwestern Ursa Major — Less than 1 per hour.

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Clear skies and happy stargazing!