VENUS-JUPITER CONJUNCTION: Set your alarm for dawn. The two brightest planets are about to have a spectacular conjunction in the early morning sky. On Nov. 13th, Venus and Jupiter will converge just ahead of the rising sun only 0.3 degrees apart--so close that you can hide them together behind an outstretched pinky finger. A small telescope will show both planetary disks in the field of view at the same time. That's worth waking up for. Sky maps: Nov. 12, 13, 14
