November kicks off with Mercury making a brilliant evening appearance, then continues with not one, but three meteor showers. The largest full moon of the year rises early in the month, while a later “micro” new moon offers ideal darkness for harder-to-spot constellations like Orion and Taurus.

Here are 10 celestial events to watch for in November—and when to look up to catch them.

Mercury reaches its highest altitude in the evening sky—November 1–2

The smallest planet in our solar system is notoriously tricky to spot. Its orbit keeps it extremely close to the sun, which means the sun’s light can drown it out—not to mention it’s only visible around low on the horizon around sunset or sunrise. But on the first evenings of November, Mercury climbs to its highest point in the night sky, of

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