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--=====================_26922546==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From the Nature Moncton Info Line, courtesy of Nelson Poirier: ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE Some events in the changing sky for Nov. 12-19 On Friday, Nov. 18, the MOON [Lune] will go into=20 its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. On Saturday, November 12, the SUN [Soleil] rose=20 at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 4:51 p.m. On Saturday,=20 November 19, the sun will rise at 7:25 a.m. and set at 4:44 p.m. This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY [Mercure] and VENUS [V=E9nus], magnitudes=20 -0.3 and -3.8, respectively, remain 2=B0 or 3=B0=20 apart just above the southwest horizon in bright=20 twilight. Venus is on top; Mercury, much fainter,=20 is below it. Later in the week Mercury moves=20 farther away to the lower right of Venus. Use binoculars or a birding scope. MARS, at magnitude +1.0, rises around 1 a.m. It's=20 shining close to the star REGULUS, which is=20 nearly as bright at magnitude +1.3 and slightly=20 blue. By the beginning of dawn they're high in the southeast. JUPITER, magnitude -2.9, blazes high in the east=20 at dusk and higher in the southeast to south later in the evening. SATURN [Saturne], at (magnitude +0.8, is low in=20 the east-southeast as dawn begins, a little=20 higher every morning. You can spot the sparkling=20 star SPICA (magnitude +1.0) 4=B0 to the right or=20 lower right of it. Brighter star ARCTURUS shines=20 far to the left or upper left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded, with permission, by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_26922546==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <font size=3D4><b>From the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF">Nature Moncton Info Line</font><font size=3D4>, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br><br> </font><font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br> </u></b></font> <br> <font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Some events in the changing sky for Nov. 12-19<br><br> </b></font><font size=3D4>On Friday, Nov. 18, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON </b></font><font size=3D4>[Lune] will go into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.<br><br> On Saturday, November 12, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Soleil] rose at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 4:51 p.m. On Saturday, November 19, the sun will rise at 7:25 a.m. and set at 4:44 p.m.<br><br> </font><font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup<br><br> </u></font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF">MERCURY </b></font><font size=3D4>[Mercure] and </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VENUS </b></font><font size=3D4>[V=E9nus], magnitudes -0.3 and -3.8, respectively, remain 2=B0 or 3=B0 apart just above the southwest horizon in bright twilight. Venus is on top; Mercury, much fainter, is below it. Later in the week Mercury moves farther away to the lower right of Venus. Use binoculars or a birding scope.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS</b></font><font size=3D4>, a= t magnitude +1.0, rises around 1 a.m. It's shining close to the star </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>REGULUS</b></font><font size=3D4>= , which is nearly as bright at magnitude +1.3 and slightly blue. By the beginning of dawn they're high in the southeast.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>JUPITER</b></font><font size=3D4>= , magnitude -2.9, blazes high in the east at dusk and higher in the southeast to south later in the evening.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SATURN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Saturne], at (magnitude +0.8, is low in the east-southeast as dawn begins, a little higher every morning. You can spot the sparkling star </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SPICA </b></font><font size=3D4>(magnitude +1.0) 4=B0 to the right or lower right of it. Brighter star </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>ARCTURUS </b></font><font size=3D4>shines far to the left or upper left. <br><br> <br> </font> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> <font size=3D4>Forwarded, with permission, 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> </font></body> </html> --=====================_26922546==.ALT--
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