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--=====================_198544859==.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. 19-26 On Friday, Nov. 18, the MOON went into its=20 Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. On Saturday, Nov. 19, the SUN rose at 7:25 a.m.=20 and sets at 4:44 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 26, the=20 sun will rise at 7:35 a.m. and set at 4:38 p.m. This Week's Planet Roundup *Mercury* (about magnitude 0) begins the week=20 nicely visible to the lower right of bright=20 Venus, low in the southwest during=20 twilight. Mercury becomes a little tougher each=20 day, fading and sinking farther away to Venus's=20 lower right. A birding scope will make it easier=20 to spot Mercury in a clear sky night. *Venus* (magnitude --3.9) is creeping higher into=20 better view in the southwest during twilight.=20 It's on its way up for a grand, high apparition as the "Evening Star" during and after twilight all this winter. *Mars* (magnitude +0.9) rises around 1 a.m. By=20 the beginning of dawn it's high in the=20 south-southeast. It's near the star Regulus,=20 which is only a little fainter at magnitude +1.3 and slightly blue-white. *Jupiter* (magnitude --2.8) blazes high in the=20 east at dusk and higher in the southeast to south=20 later in the evening. In a birding scope=20 Jupiter's moons can be seen, usually 4 of them. *Saturn* (magnitude +0.8) is low in the=20 east-southeast as dawn begins, a little higher=20 every morning. The sparkly star Spica (magnitude=20 +1.0) is 4=BD=B0 to its right. Brighter Arcturus=20 shines far to their left or upper left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded, with permission, by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_198544859==.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. 19-26<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>we= nt into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.<br><br> On Saturday, Nov. 19, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN </b></font><font size=3D4>rose at 7:25 a.m. and sets at 4:44 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 26, the sun will rise at 7:35 a.m. and set at 4:38 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>(about magnitude 0) begins the week nicely visible to the lower right of bright Venus, low in the southwest during twilight. Mercury becomes a little tougher each day, fading and sinking farther away to Venus's lower right. A birding scope will make it easier to spot Mercury in a clear sky night.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Venus*</b></font><font size=3D4> (magnitude --3.9) is creeping higher into better view in the southwest during twilight. It's on its way up for a grand, high<br> apparition as the "Evening Star" during and after twilight all this winter.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Mars*</b></font><font size=3D4> (magnitude +0.9) rises around 1 a.m. By the beginning of dawn it's high in the south-southeast. It's near the star Regulus, which is only a little fainter at magnitude +1.3 and slightly blue-white.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Jupiter*</b></font><font size=3D= 4> (magnitude --2.8) blazes high in the east at dusk and higher in the southeast to south later in the evening. In a birding scope Jupiter's moons can be seen, usually 4 of them.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Saturn*</b></font><font size=3D4= > (magnitude +0.8) is low in the east-southeast as dawn begins, a little higher every morning. The sparkly star </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Spica </b></font><font size=3D4>(magnitude +1.0) is 4=BD=B0 to its right. Brighter </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Arcturus </b></font><font size=3D4>shines far to their left or upper left.<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><br> </font></body> </html> --=====================_198544859==.ALT--
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