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--=====================_246608640==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Borrowed from NatureNB ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE: Saturday evening until next Friday, the planet=20 MERCURY [Mercure] is within 5=B0 of brighter=20 Jupiter, very low in the western twilight. It=20 will be your easiest opportunity to spot Mercury all year. On Saturday, March 12, the MOON [Lune] will go=20 into its First Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at noon and set at= midnight. As well, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins at 2 a.m.=20 Sunday morning so be ready to enjoy that extra hour of evening light. The BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] glitters high in the=20 northeast these evenings, standing on its handle.=20 The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's=20 bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they=20 point to Polaris, currently to their left. On Saturday, March 19, the MOON [Lune] will enter=20 its Full Phase, meaning it will be visible all=20 night. Expect higher high tides and low low tides. This Week's Planet Roundup: MERCURY [Mercure] and JUPITER, magnitudes -1 and=20 -2.1, respectively, pass each other low in the=20 western twilight this week. You'll need a good=20 open view toward the western horizon. As twilight=20 fades, you'll probably pick up brighter Jupiter=20 first. Use it to locate Mercury. They appear=20 closest together on Monday and Tuesday, March=20 14th and 15th, only 2=B0 apart. That's about the=20 width of your thumb at arm's length. VENUS [V=E9nus], magnitude -4.0, shines low in the southeast during dawn. MARS is out of sight behind the glare of the Sun. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, rises around=20 9 p.m., and is best seen in a birding scope much=20 later in the night when it gains high altitude.=20 It's highest in the south around 3 a.m. Saturn's=20 rings are 9=B0 from edge on and can be seen with a birding scope. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca 902-852-2077 Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" http://nsbs.chebucto.org Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://tinyurl.com/birdingns Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: http://tinyurl.com/mr627d White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada =20 --=====================_246608640==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <b><u>Borrowed from NatureNB<br><br> ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE:<br><br> </u></b>Saturday evening until next Friday, the planet MERCURY [Mercure] is within 5=B0 of brighter Jupiter, very low in the western twilight. It will be your easiest opportunity to spot Mercury all year. <br><br> On Saturday, March 12, the MOON [Lune] will go into its First Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.<br> <br> As well, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning so be ready to enjoy that extra hour of evening light. <br><br> The BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, currently to their left. <br><br> On Saturday, March 19, the MOON [Lune] will enter its Full Phase, meaning it will be visible all night. Expect higher high tides and low low tides. <br><br> <br> <b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br><br> </u></b>MERCURY [Mercure] and JUPITER, magnitudes -1 and -2.1, respectively, pass each other low in the western twilight this week. You'll need a good open view toward the western horizon. As twilight fades, you'll probably pick up brighter Jupiter first. Use it to locate Mercury. They appear closest together on Monday and Tuesday, March 14th and 15th, only 2=B0 apart. That's about the width of your thumb at arm's length.<br> <br> VENUS [V=E9nus], magnitude -4.0, shines low in the southeast during dawn. <br><br> MARS is out of sight behind the glare of the Sun. <br><br> SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, rises around 9 p.m., and is best seen in a birding scope much later in the night when it gains high altitude. It's highest in the south around 3 a.m. Saturn's rings are 9=B0 from edge on and can be seen with a birding scope.<br><br> <br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> 902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href=3D"http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora=3D"autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br> <font color=3D"#0000FF"><u> <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora=3D"autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color=3D"#0000FF"><u> <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora=3D"autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora=3D"autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_246608640==.ALT--
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