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--f46d0447a18554d10204bc16b73d 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 * This is the time of year when the dim* LITTLE DIPPER *juts to the right from POLARIS, which is its handle-end, during evening hours. The much brighter BIG DIPPER [Grande Ourse] curls over high above it, "dumping water" into it.* *On Friday, March 30, the* MOON [*Lune] will go into its First-quarter Phase, meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.* *On Saturday, March 24, the* SUN *[Soleil] rose at 7:18 a.m. and will set at 7:41 p.m. On Saturday, March.31, the sun will rise at 7:04 a.m. and set at 7:50 p.m.* **This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY* [Mercure] is hidden deep in the glow of sunrise. * VENUS* [V=E9nus] and *JUPITER* are moving apart now but still form a spectacular pair in the western evening sky. Venus is the brighter one, on top. It will stay about the same height at dusk well into April, but Jupiter is sinking ever lower. These are the two brightest celestial objects after the Sun and Moon, being at magnitudes -4.5 and -2.1, respectively. * MARS*, at magnitude -0.9, shines bright fire-orange in the east in early evening. It's highest in the south by around midnight.* SATURN* [Saturne], at magnitude +0.3, rises in the east around the end of twilight and glows highest in the south around 3 a.m. Shining 6=B0 to its right is *SPICA, *about half as bright at magnitude +1.0, and bluer. Saturn's rings are tilted 14=B0 from our line of sight and readily seen wit= h a birding scope on clear nights.* * --=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> --f46d0447a18554d10204bc16b73d 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"4"><u><b>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE</b><br> </u></font><font size=3D"4">=A0<br></font> <font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is= the time of year when the dim</span><b> LITTLE DIPPER </b><span style=3D"c= olor:rgb(0,0,0)">juts to the right from POLARIS, which is its handle-end, d= uring evening hours. The much brighter BIG DIPPER [Grande Ourse] curls over= high above it, "dumping water" into it.</span><b><br> <br></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">On Friday, March 30, the</span><b>= MOON [</b><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Lune] will go into its First-qu= arter Phase, meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.</span><b><br= > <br></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">On Saturday, March 24, the</span><= b> SUN </b><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">[Soleil] rose at 7:18 a.m. and = will set at 7:41 p.m. On Saturday, March.31, the sun will rise at 7:04 a.m.= and set at 7:50 p.m.</span><b><br> <br></b></font><font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><b><u><font size=3D"4">Th= is Week's Planet Roundup<br><br>MERCURY</font></u></b><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(0,0,0)"> [Mercure] is hidden deep in the glow of sunrise.</span><br sty= le=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><b><u><font size=3D"4"><br>VENUS</font></u><= /b><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> [V=E9nus] and </span>= </font><b><u><font size=3D"4">JUPITER</font></u></b><font style=3D"color:rg= b(0,0,0)" size=3D"4"> are moving apart now but still form a spectacular pai= r in the western evening sky. Venus is the brighter one, on top. It will st= ay about the same height at dusk well into April, but Jupiter is sinking ev= er lower. These are the two brightest celestial objects after the Sun and M= oon, being at magnitudes -4.5 and -2.1, respectively.<br> </font><b><u><font size=3D"4"><br>MARS</font></u></b><font size=3D"4"><span= style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">, at magnitude -0.9, shines bright fire-orange = in the east in early evening. It's highest in the south by around midni= ght.</span></font><b><u><font size=3D"4"><br> <br>SATURN</font></u></b><font style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)" size=3D"4"> [Satu= rne], at magnitude +0.3, rises in the east around the end of twilight and g= lows highest in the south around 3 a.m. Shining 6=B0 to its right is </font= ><b><u><font size=3D"4">SPICA, </font></u></b><font size=3D"4"><span style= =3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">about half as bright at magnitude +1.0, and bluer. Sa= turn's rings are tilted 14=B0 from our line of sight and readily seen w= ith a birding scope on clear nights.</span></font><b><u><font size=3D"4"><b= r> </font> </u></b></font><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail= .com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br> 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 = 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