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Index of Subjects --=====================_161811343==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - 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 --=====================_161811343==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <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> <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> <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> <br> <b>SATURN</b>, at magnitude +0.8, is in fine view in the south to southwest after dusk. 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> </font><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> --=====================_161811343==.ALT--
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