[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights

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 From the Nature Moncton Info Line, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

On Friday, July 22, the MOON [Lune] went into its=20
Last Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.

The bright star VEGA crosses near the zenith late these evenings.

On Saturday, July 30, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its New Phase, which means we will not see=20
the moon at all during the night as it rises and=20
sets with the sun. Expect higher high tides and=20
lower low tides, which now will be becoming more=20
significant as shorebird watching season gets underway.

On Saturday, July 23, SUNRISE [lever de soleil]=20
was at 5:57 and SUNSET [coucher de soleil] at=20
21:01. On Saturday, July 30, sunrise will be at=20
6:05 and sunset at 20:53. The change is starting to be a bit more=
 noticeable.


This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] fades from magnitude +0.4 to=20
+1.0 this week as it sinks even lower toward the=20
sunset horizon. Use binoculars to look for it=20
very low in the west-northwest in bright twilight=20
-- and to spot the twinkling star REGULUS,=20
slightly fainter, nearby. Mercury and Regulus=20
pass 3=B0 from each other on July 26th.

VENUS [V=E9nus] is hidden in the sunrise.

MARS, at magnitude +1.4, can be found in the=20
east-northeast as dawn begins to brighten. Look=20
for it very far to the lower left of brilliant Jupiter.

JUPITER, at bright magnitude -2.4, rises in the=20
east around 1 am. By dawn Jupiter shines high in the southeast.

SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.9, is sinking=20
ever lower in the west-southwest at dusk.

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Forwarded by:
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 Nature Moncton Info Line, courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br>
</font><font size=3D5><b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br>
</u></b></font><font size=3D4>On Friday, July 22, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune]
went into its Last Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set
at noon.<br><br>
The bright star <b>VEGA </b>crosses near the zenith late these
evenings.<br><br>
On Saturday, July 30, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its New Phase,
which means we will not see the moon at all during the night as it rises
and sets with the sun. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides,
which now will be becoming more significant as shorebird watching season
gets underway.<br><br>
On Saturday, July 23, <b>SUNRISE </b>[lever de soleil] was at 5:57 and
<b>SUNSET </b>[coucher de soleil] at 21:01. On Saturday, July 30, sunrise
will be at 6:05 and sunset at 20:53. The change is starting to be a bit
more noticeable.<br><br>
<br>
</font><font size=3D5><b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br><br>
</u></font><font size=3D4>MERCURY </b>[Mercure] fades from magnitude +0.4
to +1.0 this week as it sinks even lower toward the sunset horizon. Use
binoculars to look for it very low in the west-northwest in bright
twilight -- and to spot the twinkling star REGULUS, slightly fainter,
nearby. Mercury and Regulus pass 3=B0 from each other on July
26th.<br><br>
<b>VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] is hidden in the sunrise.<br><br>
<b>MARS</b>, at magnitude +1.4, can be found in the east-northeast as
dawn begins to brighten. Look for it very far to the lower left of
brilliant Jupiter.<br><br>
<b>JUPITER</b>, at bright magnitude -2.4, rises in the east around 1 am.
By dawn Jupiter shines high in the southeast.<br><br>
<b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.9, is sinking ever lower in the
west-southwest at dusk.<br><br>
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Forwarded by:<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, &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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