[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - 1-7 April 2012

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

*** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE
*
This is the time of year when *ORION*, declining in the southwest after
dark, displays its three-star belt more or less horizontally.

On Friday, March 30, the *MOON *[Lune] went into its First-quarter Phase
meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight. On Friday, April 6, the
moon will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night on clear
nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides to make it a good time
to check the Petitcodiac River Tidal Bore schedule for convenient times to
see it arrive.  [Tides will peak Apr. 7-9 in Shepody Bay and the
Petitcodiac.]

On Saturday, March 31, the *SUN *[Soleil] rose at 7:04 a.m. and will set at
7:50 p.m. On Saturday, April 7, the sun will rise at 6:51 a.m. and set at
7:59 p.m.
*
This Week's Planet Roundup:

**MERCURY *[Mercure] is deep in the glow of sunrise.

*VENUS *[V=E9nus] and *JUPITER  *are moving ever farther apart in the weste=
rn
twilight. Venus is the brighter one, on top. Jupiter is 14=B0 below it on
March 30th and 19=B0 below it on April 6th. These are the two brightest
celestial objects after the Sun and Moon, being magnitudes -4.5 and -2.1
right now, respectively.

*MARS *(magnitude -0.7) shines bright fire-orange in the east in early
evening. Mars is shining higher in the evening sky now. It's highest in the
south by around 11 p.m.

*SATURN *[Saturne] (magnitude +0.3) rises around the end of twilight and
glows highest in the south around 2 a.m.  Shining nearly 6=B0 to Saturn's
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 clearly seen wit=
h
a birding scope on a clear night.*

*
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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>

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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"><font size=3D"5"><u><b>** THIS WEEK&#39;S SK=
Y AT A GLANCE<br></b></u><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size=3D"4"><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is the time of year when <b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">ORION</span></b>, declining in the southwest afte=
r dark, displays its three-star belt more or less horizontally.</span><br s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">On Friday, =
March 30, the <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)">MOON </span></b>[Lun=
e] went into its First-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at noon and set a=
t midnight. On Friday, April 6, the moon will go into its Full Phase meanin=
g we will see it all night on clear nights. Expect higher high tides and lo=
wer low tides to make it a good time to check the Petitcodiac River Tidal B=
ore schedule for convenient times to see it arrive.=A0 </span><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">[Tides will peak Apr. 7-9 in Shepody Bay and the Peti=
tcodiac.]</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">On Saturday=
, March 31, the <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">SUN </span></b>[Sol=
eil] rose at 7:04 a.m. and will set at 7:50 p.m. On Saturday, April 7, the =
sun will rise at 6:51 a.m. and set at 7:59 p.m.</span></font><br style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0)">

<u><b><br>This Week&#39;s Planet Roundup:<br><font size=3D"4"><br></font></=
b></u><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(51,51,255)">MERCURY </span></b>[Mercure] is deep in the glow of su=
nrise.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">VENUS </span></b>[V=E9nus] and <b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">JUPITER=A0 </span></b>are moving ever farther apa=
rt in the western twilight. Venus is the brighter one, on top. Jupiter is 1=
4=B0 below it on March 30th and 19=B0 below it on April 6th. These are the =
two brightest celestial objects after the Sun and Moon, being magnitudes -4=
.5 and -2.1 right now, respectively.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">MARS </span></b>(magnitude -0.7) shines bright=
 fire-orange in the east in early evening. Mars is shining higher in the ev=
ening sky now. It&#39;s highest in the south by around 11 p.m.</span><br st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

<br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">SATURN </span></b>[Saturne] (magnitude +0.3) r=
ises around the end of twilight and glows highest in the south around 2 a.m=
.=A0 Shining nearly 6=B0 to Saturn&#39;s right is <b><span style=3D"color:r=
gb(51,51,255)">SPICA</span></b>, about half as bright at magnitude +1.0, an=
d bluer. Saturn&#39;s rings are tilted 14=B0 from our line of sight and cle=
arly seen with a birding scope on a clear night.</span></font></font></font=
><font color=3D"#0000FF" size=3D"5"><b><u><br>

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</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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