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Index of Subjects --=====================_112741921==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Cheers, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - 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 --=====================_112741921==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> 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> <br><br> <b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br> </u></b> <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> <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> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> 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, "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> --=====================_112741921==.ALT--
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