[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights

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 From Nelson Poirier at Nature Moncton

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

On Wednesday, June 8, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its First Quarter phase meaning it will be=20
rising at noon and setting at midnight.

Around 11 p.m., the dim LITTLE DIPPER floats=20
straight upward from POLARIS at the end of its=20
handle, like a lost helium balloon trailing its string.

With summer almost here, the big SUMMER TRIANGLE=20
is coming to dominate the eastern sky. Its=20
topmost and brightest star is VEGA, plain to see.=20
Look lower left of Vega, by two or three=20
fist-widths at arm's length, for DENEB, the=20
brightest star in its area. Farther to the lower right of Vega is ALTAIR.

On Saturday, June 4 SUNRISE [lever de soleil]=20
will be at 5:37 am with sunset at 21:06. On=20
Saturday, June 11, SUNSET [coucher de soleil]=20
will be at 5:35 am and sunset at 21:11.

This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] is lost in the glow of sunrise.

VENUS, ar magnitude -3.8, shines very low as dawn=20
grows bright.. Look for it low above the=20
east-northeast horizon 20 to 30 minutes before sunrise.

MARS, vastly fainter at magnitude +1.3, is moving=20
increasingly away to Venus's upper right. Try for it with binoculars.

JUPITER, at magnitude -2.1, rises around the=20
first light of dawn is and well up in good view=20
in the east before dawn becomes too bright. Venus is far to its lower left.

SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is in=20
excellent evening view high in the south.  In a=20
birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0 from edge=20
on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come and are readily seen.

Forwarded by:


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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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<font size=3D4><b><u>From Nelson Poirier at Nature Moncton<br><br>
</u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br>
</b>On Wednesday, June 8, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its First
Quarter phase meaning it will be rising at noon and setting at midnight.
<br><br>
Around 11 p.m., the dim <b>LITTLE DIPPER</b> floats straight upward from
<b>POLARIS </b>at the end of its handle, like a lost helium balloon
trailing its string.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
With summer almost here, the big <b>SUMMER TRIANGLE</b> is coming to
dominate the eastern sky. Its topmost and brightest star is VEGA, plain
to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or three fist-widths at arm's
length, for DENEB, the brightest star in its area. Farther to the lower
right of Vega is ALTAIR. <br><br>
On Saturday, June 4 <b>SUNRISE </b>[lever de soleil] will be at 5:37 am
with sunset at 21:06. On Saturday, June 11, SUNSET [coucher de soleil]
will be at 5:35 am and sunset at 21:11. <br><br>
<b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup: <br><br>
</u>MERCURY </b>[Mercure] is lost in the glow of sunrise.<br><br>
<b>VENUS</b>, ar magnitude -3.8, shines very low as dawn grows bright..
Look for it low above the east-northeast horizon 20 to 30 minutes before
sunrise.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b>MARS</b>, vastly fainter at magnitude +1.3, is moving increasingly
away to Venus's upper right. Try for it with binoculars.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b>JUPITER</b>, at magnitude -2.1, rises around the first light of dawn
is and well up in good view in the east before dawn becomes too bright.
Venus is far to its lower left. <br><br>
<b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is in excellent evening view
high in the south.&nbsp; In a birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0 fro=
m
edge on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come and are
readily seen. <br><br>
Forwarded by:<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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