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*From the **Nature Moncton Info Line*, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

*** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE
*
*Some events in the changing sky for March 4-10

*It's a longer sky report again this week, with a lot to check out on clear
nights.

On Thursday, March 8, the *MOON *will go into its full phase, meaning that
it will rise at sunset and set at dawn, to have it appear all night and
provide moonlit nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.

This is the time of year when *SIRIUS*, the brightest star after the Sun,
shines due south at nightfall. To the upper left of it by two fists at
arm's length, is  *PROCYON*. The same distance to the upper right of Sirius
is *BETELGEUSE*. These three stars form the bright, colourful Winter
Triangle.

The *BIG DIPPER* [Grand Ours] glitters high in the northeast these
evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the
dipper's bowl, currently at the top, are the pointers and they point at *
POLARIS*, the North Star, currently to their left. If you follow the curve
of the dipper's handle out and around by a little more than  a dipper
length you'll arc to the star *ARCTURUS*, now rising in the east.  If you
follow the pointers backwards, the opposite way you'll land in the
constellation *LEO*. Draw a line diagonally across the dipper's bowl, from
where the handle is attached, and continue on you'll go to *GEMINI*.

Saturday night, March 10, *Daylight Savings Time* begins at 2 a.m., Sunday
morning.

On Saturday, Mar. 3, the *SUN *[Soleil] rose at 6:57 a.m. and will set at
6:14 p.m.  On Saturday, Mar. 10, it will rise at 6:44 a.m. and  set at 6:23
p.m. The time change will be reflected in sunrise and sunset times after
March 10.*

**This Week's Planet Roundup

**MERCURY *[Mercure], about magnitude -0.8, is having its best apparition
of 2012. As the after-glow of sunset fades in the west, look for Mercury
far below and perhaps a bit to the right of Venus and Jupiter. Use
binoculars.

*VENUS *[V=E9nus] and *JUPITER*, at magnitude -4.3 and -2.2, respectively,
are the two  bright "Evening Stars" shining in the southwest to west during
and after dusk. Venus is the brighter, lower one. Watch Jupiter closing in
on it by one degree every day. The gap between them narrows from 10 degrees
to just 4 degrees this week. These are the two brightest celestial objects
after the Sun and the Moon.

*MARS*, about magnitude -1.2, shines rises bright fire-orange low in the
east during twilight and dominates the eastern sky after dark. Mars shines
highest in the south around 1 a.m.

*SATURN *[Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, shines in the east around 10 p.m.
and shines highest in the south around 4 a.m. Saturn's rings are tilted 15
degrees from our line of sight, the most open the rings have appeared since
2007; They can be easily seen with a birding scope on clear nights.
* *
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White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog:  *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com/>

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<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&#39;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 M=
arch 4-10<br><br></b><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">It=
&#39;s a longer sky report again this week, with a lot to check out on clea=
r nights.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">On Thur=
sday, March 8, the <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">MOON </span></b>=
will go into its full phase, meaning that it will rise at sunset and set at=
 dawn, to have it appear all night and provide moonlit nights. Expect highe=
r high tides and lower low tides.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">This is=
 the time of year when <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">SIRIUS</span=
></b>, the brightest star after the Sun, shines due south at nightfall. To =
the upper left of it by two fists at arm&#39;s length, is=A0 <b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">PROCYON</span></b>. The same distance to the uppe=
r right of Sirius is <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">BETELGEUSE</sp=
an></b>. These three stars form the bright, colourful Winter Triangle.</spa=
n><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">The <b>=
<span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">BIG DIPPER</span></b> [Grand Ours] gli=
tters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two=
 stars forming the front of the dipper&#39;s bowl, currently at the top, ar=
e the pointers and they point at <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">PO=
LARIS</span></b>, the North Star, currently to their left. If you follow th=
e curve of the dipper&#39;s handle out and around by a little more than=A0 =
a dipper length you&#39;ll arc to the star <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,5=
1,255)">ARCTURUS</span></b>, now rising in the east.=A0 If you follow the p=
ointers backwards, the opposite way you&#39;ll land in the constellation <b=
><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">LEO</span></b>. Draw a line diagonall=
y across the dipper&#39;s bowl, from where the handle is attached, and cont=
inue on you&#39;ll go to <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">GEMINI</sp=
an></b>.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">Saturda=
y night, March 10, <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Daylight Savings=
 Time</span></b> begins at 2 a.m., Sunday morning.</span><br style=3D"color=
:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">On Satu=
rday, Mar. 3, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">SUN </b>[Soleil] rose a=
t 6:57 a.m. and will set at 6:14 p.m.=A0 On Saturday, Mar. 10, it will rise=
 at 6:44 a.m. and=A0 set at 6:23 p.m. The time change will be reflected in =
sunrise and sunset times after March 10.</span></font><b><font size=3D"4"><=
br>

</font><br></b></font><font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><b><u>This Week&#3=
9;s Planet
Roundup<br><br></u></b><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">=
<b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">MERCURY </span></b>[Mercure], about=
 magnitude -0.8, is having its best apparition of 2012. As the after-glow o=
f sunset fades in the west, look for Mercury far below and perhaps a bit to=
 the right of Venus and Jupiter. Use binoculars.</span><br style=3D"color:r=
gb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><b styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] and <b><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(51,51,255)">JUPITER</span></b>, at magnitude -4.3 and -2.2, respectivel=
y, are the two=A0 bright &quot;Evening Stars&quot; shining in the southwest=
 to west during and after dusk. Venus is the brighter, lower one. Watch Jup=
iter closing in on it by one degree every day. The gap between them narrows=
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elestial objects after the Sun and the Moon.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(5=
1,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><b styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">MARS</b>, about magnitude -1.2, shines rises bri=
ght fire-orange low in the east during twilight and dominates the eastern s=
ky after dark. Mars shines highest in the south around 1 a.m.</span><br sty=
le=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)"><b styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.4, shines =
in the east around 10 p.m. and shines highest in the south around 4 a.m. Sa=
turn&#39;s rings are tilted 15 degrees from our line of sight, the most ope=
n the rings have appeared since 2007; They can be easily seen with a birdin=
g scope on clear nights.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,0,51)">

</font><b><u>
</u></b></font><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>

White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia<br>

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