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--f46d0447f32ad3760604b8c6a4dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 Feb 12-19 *On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the *MOON *[Lune] will go into its last quarter phase, meaning that it will rise at midnight and set at noon. In the western sky, during twilight and early evening, bright *JUPITER *and brighter *VENUS*, are now 30 degrees apart and closing. Venus is the lower one. This is the time of year when, in early evening, the W-pattern of *CASSIOPE= IA *stand vertically on end high in the northwest. On Saturday, Feb. 11, the *SUN *[Soleil] rose at 7:29 a.m. and will set at 5:39 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 18, it will rise at 7:21 a.m. and set at 5:54 p.m. ***This Week's Planet Roundup **MERCURY *[Mercure] is buried deep in the glow of sunset but in another couple of weeks it will be having its best evening apparition of the year. *VENUS *[V=E9nus] at magnitude -4.2, is the brilliant "Evening Star" shinin= g in the southwest during and after dusk. Don't confuse it with Jupiter, higher to its upper left. Venus doesn't set now until about two hours after dark. It will continue to move a bit higher, stay up later, and brighten slightly the rest of the winter. *MARS*, at magnitude -0.9, shines bright fire-orange in the east soon after dark. Mars continues to brighten as it approaches the earth. It shines highest in the south around 3 a.m. *JUPITER*, at magnitude -2.3, shines high in the SW at dusk, high to the upper left of brighter Venus. The gap between Jupiter and Venus is narrowing by one degree per day, from 30 degrees to 23 degrees this week. They are on their way to a spectacular conjunction just 3 degrees apart on March 13. Jupiter moves lower towards the SW as evening advances and sets in the west around midnight. *SATURN *[Saturne], at magnitude +0.5, rises in the east around midnight and is highest in the south before dawn. *SPICA*, a little fainter at magnitude +1.0 is 7 degrees to its right or upper right. Saturn's rings are tilted a generous 15 degrees from our line of sight, the most open the rings have appeared since 2007; Saturn's rings are very visible on a clear night, using a birding scope. --=20 Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com/> Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> ** <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>** Author, "*Birding Sites of Nova Scotia* <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> --f46d0447f32ad3760604b8c6a4dd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <font size=3D"4"><b>From the </b></font><b><font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"= 4">Nature Moncton Info Line</font></b><font size=3D"4">, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br><br> </font><font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><u><b>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE</b><br> </u></font>=A0<br> <font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><b>Some events in the changing sky for F= eb 12-19<br><br></b></font><font size=3D"4">On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the <b style= =3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its last quarter ph= ase, meaning that it will rise at midnight and set at noon.<br><br> In the western sky, during twilight and early evening, bright <b style=3D"c= olor:rgb(51,102,255)">JUPITER=20 </b>and brighter <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">VENUS</span></b>,= =A0are now 30 degrees apart and closing. Venus is the=20 lower one.</font> <font size=3D"4"><br><br> This is the time of year when, in early evening, the W-pattern of <b style= =3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">CASSIOPEIA </b>stand vertically on end high in t= he northwest.</font> <font size=3D"4"><br><br> On Saturday, Feb. 11, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">SUN </b>[Solei= l] rose at 7:29 a.m. and will set at 5:39 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 18, it will rise at 7:21 a.m. and set at=20 5:54 p.m.</font> <br><br> <font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><b></b></font><font color=3D"#0000FF" si= ze=3D"5"><b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup<br><br> </u></b></font><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">MERCURY = </b>[Mercure] is buried deep in the glow of sunset but in another=20 couple of weeks it will be having its best evening apparition of the=20 year.<br><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] at magnitude -4.2, i= s the brilliant "Evening Star" shining in the southwest during and after dusk. Don't confuse it with Jupiter,= =20 higher to its upper left. Venus doesn't set now until about two hours= =20 after dark. It will continue to move a bit higher, stay up later, and=20 brighten slightly the rest of the winter.</font> <font size=3D"4"><br><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">MARS</b>, at magnitude -0.9, shines brig= ht fire-orange in the east soon=20 after dark. Mars continues to brighten as it approaches the earth. It=20 shines highest in the south around 3 a.m.</font> <font size=3D"4"><br><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">JUPITER</b>, at magnitude -2.3, shines h= igh in the SW at dusk, high to the=20 upper left of brighter Venus. The gap between Jupiter and Venus is=20 narrowing by one degree per day, from 30 degrees to 23 degrees this=20 week. They are on their way to a spectacular conjunction just 3 degrees=20 apart on March 13. Jupiter moves lower towards the SW as evening=20 advances and sets in the west around midnight.</font> <br> <font size=3D"4"><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.5,= rises in the east around midnight=20 and is highest in the south before dawn. <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)"= >SPICA</b>, a little fainter at=20 magnitude +1.0 is 7 degrees to its right or upper right. Saturn's rings= =20 are tilted a generous 15 degrees from our line of sight, the most open=20 the rings have appeared since 2007; Saturn's rings are very visible on = a clear night, using a birding scope.</font><br><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4">= Blake Maybank<b= r> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br> </font><font size=3D"4">My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com/" ta= rget=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width= :16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;= min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-he= ight:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:1= 6px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"><= /span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span>= <span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span = style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style= =3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> <br>Organiser, <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank= "><b>Maritimes Nature Travel Club</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;= width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:= 16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;m= in-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-hei= ght:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16= px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></= span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><= span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span s= tyle=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> </font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span= ><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span> <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_bla= nk"><font color=3D"#0000ff"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span></u></font></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;w= idth:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:1= 6px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;mi= n-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heig= ht:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16p= x"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></s= pan><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><s= pan style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span st= yle=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></font><span s= tyle=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><font color= =3D"#0000ff" size=3D"4"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min= -height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heigh= t:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px= "></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></sp= an></u></font> <font size=3D"4"><br> Author, "<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" target=3D"_blank"><b= >Birding Sites of Nova Scotia</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;widt= h:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-h= eight:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:= 16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px">= </span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span= ></font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></spa= n><br> <br><br> <br> <br><br> --f46d0447f32ad3760604b8c6a4dd--
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