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--=====================_9188453==.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 On Monday, April 11, the MOON [Lune] will go into=20 its First Quarter phase meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight. Look very high in the northeast after dark for=20 the BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] standing on its=20 handle and tipping over to the left. The two=20 stars forming the front of its bowl, the=20 Pointers, point lower left to Polaris about three fists at arm's length= away. By Friday, April 15, the nearly full Moon is=20 approaching Saturn and company in the southeastern sky. This Week's Planet Roundup: MERCURY [Mercure], MARS, and JUPITER are all hidden in the glare of the Sun. VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) is still visible=20 at dawn, but it's lower every week. Look for it=20 low in the east-southeast as dawn brightens. SATURN [Saturne] (magnitude +0.4) is the lone=20 planet in really good view in the evening. It's=20 just past its April 3rd opposition. Look for it=20 glowing low in the east-southeast as twilight=20 fades. Saturn rises higher in the southeast=20 during evening and shines highest in the south=20 around midnight. In a birding scope, Saturn's=20 rings are 9=B0 from edge on and can be readily observed. Enjoy, 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 --=====================_9188453==.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></b>On Monday, April 11, the MOON [Lune] will go into its First Quarter phase meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight. <br><br> Look very high in the northeast after dark for the BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] standing on its handle and tipping over to the left. The two stars forming the front of its bowl, the Pointers, point lower left to Polaris about three fists at arm's length away. <br><br> By Friday, April 15, the nearly full Moon is approaching Saturn and company in the southeastern sky. <br><br> <br> <b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup: <br><br> </u></b>MERCURY [Mercure], MARS, and JUPITER are all hidden in the glare of the Sun. <br><br> VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) is still visible at dawn, but it's lower every week. Look for it low in the east-southeast as dawn brightens. <br><br> SATURN [Saturne] (magnitude +0.4) is the lone planet in really good view in the evening. It's just past its April 3rd opposition. Look for it glowing low in the east-southeast as twilight fades. Saturn rises higher in the southeast during evening and shines highest in the south around midnight. In a birding scope, Saturn's rings are 9=B0 from edge on and can be readily observed.<br><br> Enjoy,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <br><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> --=====================_9188453==.ALT--
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