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Index of Subjects --=====================_26599593==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 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. 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 --=====================_26599593==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> <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. 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.<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. 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> </font><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <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, "Nova Scotia Birds"<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, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<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> </html> --=====================_26599593==.ALT--
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