Environment & Outdoors

Smiling man next to a large home telescope

After a little break (of 25 years or so) Bob King is celebrating his retirement with a return to The North 103.3's airwaves!After almost 40 years with the Duluth News Tribune, Bob is now retired. But scratch a print guy and you'll find a radio guy; King and then-UMD Planetarium Director Glen Langhorst hosted Startalk on KUMD for several years in the early '90s.Listen for Astro Bob every other Tuesday at 8am on Northland Morning.

Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy: November's Celestial Sights

The North 103.3 | By Luke Moravec

Published November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM CST

Close up of a half-moon against a dark night sky

The late-November night skies have plenty of sights to offer stargazers.

Some of the highlights include...
-A possibility of aurora on Thanksgiving Eve
-A comet that has split into four parts while whipping around the sun
-A waxing moon
-Mercury and Jupiter both making appearances

So, keep your eyes up and enjoy the beauty of the night skies this November.

You can hear Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy every other Tuesday at 8:20am on Northland Morning.