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A quick tutorial on magnitude. The magnitude scale is an inverse logarithmic scale, meaning as the magnitudes increase in value, the apparent brightness of an object decreases by a factor of about 2.5. The dimmest object that the human eye can see is around a fixed magnitude under optimal conditions. Dark skies, no city lights, but that. So a magnitude 5 object, which is one magnitude less than 6, is 2 and 1 half times brighter than a magnitude 6 object, while a magnitude 7 object is 2 and 1 half times dimmer. So the lower the magnitude, the brighter the object. And the scale is, for every 5 magnitudes, there's a difference in brightness by a factor of about 100. Venus rises about 457 AM on the first, and about 606 AM by months end. Look for Venus to the east about an hour before sunrise. Venus moves from the cosplasm of Leo into Virgo, shining its magnitude minus 3.9 on the 15th. Then we got Mars. Mars is setting about 749 PM on the first, about 650 PM by months end. Look for Mars low to the west in the evening, about 30 minutes after sunset. Mars moves from the cosplasm of Virgo into Libra, shining its magnitude 15. 1.5, excuse me. I got it wrong. So I didn't know. You'll get to a magnitude 15 soon enough. Jupiter is rising about 137 AM on the first, about 1043 PM by months end. Look for Jupiter to the south in the early morning hours before dawn. Jupiter is in the constellation of Gemini, shining its magnitude minus 2.2. Ah, you can stay up. Stay up late and watch Jupiter rise. But give it about 30 minutes to an hour before it's well above the horizon to spot Jupiter. This is repeater station kilo kilo 7, November, correct November, all star node 6222, located in Shelton, Washington. We got Saturn. Saturn rises about 619 PM on the first and about 413 PM by months end. Look for Saturn low to the east in the evening sky. Follow Saturn across the sky. All night long.