New Moon
This is the best time of the month to observe the fainter deep-sky objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
Leonids
Bundle up and get outside after midnight on November 17th to see the peak of the Leonids meteor shower as “shooting stars” appear to radiate outwards from the constellation Leo. The waxing gibbous Moon will set shortly after midnight, so the best time for meteor-gazing will be in the wee hours of November 18th when the skies will be nice and dark.