[NatureNS] The Coming Week's Night Sky Highlights

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Forwarded from NatureNB:

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE:

SIRIUS, the Dog Star, is the brightest star=20
shining in the south-southwest after dusk. At a=20
distance of 8.6 light-years away, it's the=20
nearest thing outside our solar system that's=20
visible to the naked eye from Earth's mid-northern latitudes.

On Sunday, April 3, the MOON [Lune] will go into=20
its New Phase meaning we will experience dark=20
nights as it will rise and set with the sun.=20
Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.

Look very high in the northeast after dark this=20
week for the BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] starting to=20
tip over to the left, after standing straight up=20
on its handle when winter was nearing its end.

By Saturday, April 9 the Moon that evening will=20
have become a very thick crescent less than two days from first quarter.


This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] is fading out, from magnitude=20
+2 to +4 this week and disappearing down into the sunset.

VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) is still in the=20
morning sky, shining low in the east-southeast as dawn brightens.

MARS remains out of sight behind the glare of the Sun until summer.

JUPITER is out of sight in conjunction with the Sun.

SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, comes to=20
opposition on the night of April 3rd. It glows=20
low in the east-southeast as twilight fades,=20
rises higher in the southeast during evening, and=20
shines highest in the south after midnight.=20
Saturn's rings can readily be observed with a birding scope.

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Cheers,

Blake


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/
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
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Forwarded from NatureNB:<br><br>
<b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE:<br><br>
</u>SIRIUS</b>, the Dog Star, is the brightest star shining in the
south-southwest after dusk. At a distance of 8.6 light-years away, it's
the nearest thing outside our solar system that's visible to the naked
eye from Earth's mid-northern latitudes. <br><br>
On Sunday, April 3, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its New Phase
meaning we will experience dark nights as it will rise and set with the
sun. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. <br><br>
Look very high in the northeast after dark this week for the <b>BIG
DIPPER</b> [Grand Ours] starting to tip over to the left, after standing
straight up on its handle when winter was nearing its end. <br><br>
By Saturday, April 9 the Moon that evening will have become a very thick
crescent less than two days from first quarter. <br>
&nbsp;<br><br>
<b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br>
</u></b>&nbsp;<br>
<b>MERCURY </b>[Mercure] is fading out, from magnitude +2 to +4 this week
and disappearing down into the sunset. <br><br>
<b>VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) is still in the morning sky,
shining low in the east-southeast as dawn brightens. <br><br>
<b>MARS </b>remains out of sight behind the glare of the Sun until
summer. <br><br>
<b>JUPITER </b>is out of sight in conjunction with the Sun.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, comes to opposition on the
night of April 3rd. It glows low in the east-southeast as twilight fades,
rises higher in the southeast during evening, and shines highest in the
south after midnight. Saturn's rings can readily be observed with a
birding scope.<br><br>
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Cheers,<br><br>
Blake<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br>
</a>902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<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, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<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>
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