Best Astrophotos Of November: Beaver Full Moon, Northern Lights, and Falcon Launch

As December arrived, it promised crisp winter nights perfect for astrophotography. We eagerly await the season’s first breathtaking captures of space. But before we dive into the wonders of winter skies, let’s take a moment to reflect on November’s most stunning space visuals. This article highlights the best astrophotos of the month from our weekly collections.

Saturn And Moon Conjunction

One of the most incredible highlights of November was a beautiful conjunction of the Moon and Saturn on 11 November. Here’s a glorious Moon and ringed Saturn in the background captured by Nashville photographer Rami Ammoun.

November’s Beaver Full Moon

The November Full Moon, also known as the Super Beaver Moon, also took centre stage as one of the month’s primary celestial wonders. This breathtaking image by Katie K. showcases the moon in all its radiant glory, illuminating the night sky with its glow.

SpaceX 400th Successful Falcon Launch

The next astrophoto is truly outstanding and historic. It shows the Falcon 9 launching Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS), completing the 400th successful Falcon launch!

Double Rainbow

Also, during November, a rare natural occurrence appeared in the sky. A double rainbow is such an event when sunlight shines through raindrops in the air, creating two colourful arcs in the sky.

Photographer Dr Andrew Dzambo shared a perfect shot of a rare double rainbow on his X account.

Northern Lights Over Anchorage

Ryan Black shared the image of the aurora seen over Anchorage, Alaska. November offered excellent opportunities to see auroras, particularly in regions close to the Earth’s magnetic poles, such as northern Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska.

Perseus Constellation

Another fascinating object in November was the Perseus constellation. Despite the challenges of wandering clouds, photographer Ireneusz Nowak captured the beauty of this constellation during a brief window of clear skies in the Bieszczady Mountains.

Comet, Venus, And Milky Way Alignment

In this mesmerising shot, photographer Eric Wilkes captured a rare alignment of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Venus, and the Milky Way.

By the way, the Milky Way is still visible in the night sky in December – even better than in autumn in some regions.

Volcanic Eruption And Aurora Borealis

At the end of November, a major volcanic eruption occurred in Iceland. This astrophoto by Wioleta M. Gorecka captures a once-in-a-lifetime moment of the volcanic eruption with the mesmerizing glow of the Aurora Borealis in the background.

Thank you to all the photographers who shared their amazing images for our best astrophotos of last week’s list! We greatly appreciate your dedication and passion for astrophotography and wish you clear skies for your future captures!

If you want to share our amazing December captures of the night sky, please send them via our social media: Facebook or X page. You can also use our contact form on the website. We will be glad to include them in our next collections of the best astrophotos of the week and best astrophotos of the month!