[NatureNS] The Coming Week's Night Sky Highlights

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 From the Moncton Nature Line:

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

With summer almost here, the big SUMMER TRIANGLE=20
is beginning 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 that area. Farther to Vega's lower right is ALTAIR.

While the LITTLE DIPPER floats straight up, the=20
BIG DIPPER hangs straight down. Look for the Big=20
Dipper high in the northwest after dark this=20
week. Its Pointer stars (currently the bottom=20
two) point rightward toward POLARIS, the bottom=20
star of the Little Dipper's handle. Around 11=20
p.m. the dim Little Dipper floats straight upward=20
from Polaris at the end of its handle, like a=20
lost helium balloon trailing its string.

On Wednesday, June 15, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all=20
night to make very bright nights. Look for higher=20
high tides and lower low tides to make it a good=20
time to check out Moncton's tidal bore.

SUNRISE [lever de soleil] for Saturday June 11=20
was at 5:35 am with SUNSET [coucher de soleil] at=20
21:11. Sunrise for Saturday June 18 will be at 5:34 am and sunset at 21:14.

This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY is hidden in the glare of the Sun.

VENUS , at magnitude -3.8, shines barely above=20
the east-northeast horizon as dawn grows bright.=20
Look for it 20 or 30 minutes before sunrise.

MARS, dim at magnitude +1.3)], is low in the dawn=20
very far to the lower left of Jupiter, but not as=20
far as Venus. Try with binoculars.

JUPITER, at magnitude -2.2, shines in the east during dawn.

SATURN, at magnitude +0.8, is in fine view in the=20
south to southwest after dusk.  In a birding=20
scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0 from edge on,=20
their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come, and are readily viewed

Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton


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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>From the Moncton Nature Line:<br><br>
<b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br>
</u></b>With summer almost here, the big <b>SUMMER TRIANGLE</b> is
beginning to dominate the eastern sky. Its topmost and brightest star is
<b>VEGA</b>, plain to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or three
fist-widths at arm's length, for <b>DENEB</b>, the brightest star in that
area. Farther to Vega's lower right is <b>ALTAIR</b>. <br><br>
While the <b>LITTLE DIPPER</b> floats straight up, the <b>BIG DIPPER</b>
hangs straight down. Look for the Big Dipper high in the northwest after
dark this week. Its Pointer stars (currently the bottom two) point
rightward toward <b>POLARIS</b>, the bottom star of the Little Dipper's
handle. Around 11 p.m. the dim Little Dipper floats straight upward from
Polaris at the end of its handle, like a lost helium balloon trailing its
string.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
On Wednesday, June 15, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its Full Phase
meaning we will see it all night to make very bright nights. Look for
higher high tides and lower low tides to make it a good time to check out
Moncton's tidal bore.<br><br>
<b>SUNRISE </b>[lever de soleil] for Saturday June 11 was at 5:35 am with
<b>SUNSET </b>[coucher de soleil] at 21:11. Sunrise for Saturday June 18
will be at 5:34 am and sunset at 21:14.<br><br>
<b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup: <br><br>
</u>MERCURY </b>is hidden in the glare of the Sun.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b>VENUS </b>, at magnitude -3.8, shines barely above the east-northeast
horizon as dawn grows bright. Look for it 20 or 30 minutes before
sunrise. <br><br>
<b>MARS</b>, dim at magnitude +1.3)], is low in the dawn very far to the
lower left of Jupiter, but not as far as Venus. Try with binoculars.
<br><br>
<b>JUPITER</b>, at magnitude -2.2, shines in the east during dawn.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b>SATURN</b>, at magnitude +0.8, is in fine view in the south to
southwest after dusk.&nbsp; In a birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0
from edge on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come, and are
readily viewed <br><br>
Nelson Poirier,<br>
Nature Moncton<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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