[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

Low in the southwest as twilight fades, look well to the left of the 
Moon for orange-red ANTARES - a summer star on its way out for the year.

On Sunday, Sept. 4 the MOON went into its First-quarter Phase meaning 
it would rise at noon and set at midnight.

Midway between sunset and sunrise this week, the Pointer stars of the 
Big Dipper are straight down below POLARIS AKA the North Star.

The two brightest stars after dark are icy white VEGA, now just west 
of the zenith almost straight overhead, and Arcturus, pale 
yellow-orange, shining ever lower in the west.

SUNRISE on Saturday, September 3 was at 6:47 a.m. and SUNSET at 
19:57.  Sunrise on Saturday, September 10 will be at 6:55 a.m. and 
sunset at 19:44.  Note how sunrise is now approaching 7a.m.

This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY is having a good dawn apparition, brightening from magnitude 
-0.2 to -0.9 this week. Look for it low in the east-northeast about 
an hour before sunrise.

VENUS is hidden in the glare of the Sun.

MARS (magnitude +1.4) rises around 3 a.m.  By the beginning of dawn 
it's in quite good view well up in the east.

JUPITER (magnitude -2.6) rises in the east-northeast around 11 p.m. 
Jupiter shines highest in the south before dawn, making this the best 
time to examine it with a birding scope. A birding scope will allow 
you to see some of Jupiter's moons on a clear night.

SATURN (magnitude +0.9) is disappearing into the sunset. Look for it 
low above the western horizon as twilight fades.

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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  
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<font size=4>From the <b>Nature Moncton Info Line</b>, courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br>
<b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br>
</u></b>Low in the southwest as twilight fades, look well to the left of
the Moon for orange-red <b>ANTARES </b>- a summer star on its way out for
the year.<br><br>
On Sunday, Sept. 4 the <b>MOON </b>went into its First-quarter Phase
meaning it would rise at noon and set at midnight.<br><br>
Midway between sunset and sunrise this week, the Pointer stars of the Big
Dipper are straight down below <b>POLARIS </b>AKA the North
Star.<br><br>
The two brightest stars after dark are icy white <b>VEGA</b>, now just
west of the zenith almost straight overhead, and Arcturus, pale
yellow-orange, shining ever lower in the west.<br><br>
<b>SUNRISE </b>on Saturday, September 3 was at 6:47 a.m. and <b>SUNSET
</b>at 19:57.&nbsp; Sunrise on Saturday, September 10 will be at 6:55
a.m. and sunset at 19:44.&nbsp; Note how sunrise is now approaching
7a.m.<br><br>
<b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br><br>
</u>MERCURY </b>is having a good dawn apparition, brightening from
magnitude -0.2 to -0.9 this week. Look for it low in the east-northeast
about an hour before sunrise.<br><br>
<b>VENUS </b>is hidden in the glare of the Sun.<br><br>
<b>MARS </b>(magnitude +1.4) rises around 3 a.m.&nbsp; By the beginning
of dawn it's in quite good view well up in the east.<br><br>
<b>JUPITER </b>(magnitude -2.6) rises in the east-northeast around 11
p.m. Jupiter shines highest in the south before dawn, making this the
best time to examine it with a birding scope. A birding scope will allow
you to see some of Jupiter's moons on a clear night.<br><br>
<b>SATURN </b>(magnitude +0.9) is disappearing into the sunset. Look for
it low above the western horizon as twilight fades. <br><br>
Forwarded By:<br><br>
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<font size=4>Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br>
</a>902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br>
</font><font size=4 color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font><font size=4> <br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
</font><font size=4 color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br>
</a></u></font><font size=4>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside
front and back covers:<br>
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </font></body>
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