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[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - June 22-30

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*

This Week's Sky at a Glance
*Some night sky highlights for June 22 =96 30*



The brightest star high in the east these evenings is *Vega*. The brightest
far to its lower right is Altair.



On Tuesday, June 26, the *Moon *will go into its First-quarter phase
meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.



Wednesday June 27 will be the latest sunset of the year even though the
solstice and longest day were on June 20th.



On Saturday, June 23, the *Sun *rose at 5:36 a.m. and will set at 9:15 p.m.
On Saturday, June 30, the sun will rise at 5:39 a.m. and set at 9:15 p.m.



*This Week's Planet Roundup*

*
*

*Mercury* (about magnitude 0.0 and fading) is low in the west-northwest
about 40 to 60 minutes after sundown.

*Venus* (magnitude =964.5) shines low in the east-northeast during dawn.
Don't confuse it with Jupiter to its upper right. The two planets remain 5=
=B0
or 6=B0 apart this week.

*Mars* (magnitude +0.8) shines orange in the southwest at dusk and lower in
the west later.

*Jupiter* (magnitude =962.0) shines low at dawn, to the upper right of Venu=
s.
.

*Saturn* (magnitude +0.6) shines in the southwest as twilight fades. Below
it by 5=B0 is Spica. Later after dark they move lower to the west-southwest=
.

*
*

*Astronomy Picture of the Week*


*http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120618.html*


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<font size=3D"4"><b>Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:</b><br><br></font>

<h1 style=3D"margin:8.35pt 0in 4.2pt">This Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</h1><=
h1 style=3D"margin-top:8.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-l=
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<h4 style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8.35pt"><font size=3D"4"><i>Some night sky high=
lights for June 22 =96 30</i></font></h4>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">=A0</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">The brightest star high in the east=
 these evenings is <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Vega</b>.
The brightest far to its lower right is Altair.<span>=A0
</span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">=A0</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><span>On Tuesday, June
26, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Moon </b>will go into its F</span=
>irst-quarter phase meaning it will rise
at noon and set at midnight. </font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><span>=A0</span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><span>Wednesday June 27
will be the l</span>atest sunset of the year even though the solstice and
longest day were on June 20th. </font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">=A0</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">On Saturday, June 23, the <b style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Sun </b>rose at 5:36 a.m. and will set
at 9:15 p.m. On Saturday, June 30, the sun will rise at 5:39 a.m. and set a=
t 9:15
p.m.</font><br style>
</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-s=
erif&quot;">This Week&#39;s
Planet Roundup</span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><b><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><br></spa=
n></b></font> </p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Mercury</b><span styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(about magnitude 0.0 and fading) is low =
in the west-northwest
about 40 to 60 minutes after sundown.<span>=A0 </span></font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Venus</b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =964.5) shines low in the east=
-northeast during dawn.
Don&#39;t confuse it with Jupiter to its upper right. The two planets remai=
n 5=B0 or
6=B0 apart this week. </font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Mars</b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +0.8) shines orange in the sou=
thwest at dusk and
lower in the west later. </font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Jupiter</b><span styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =962.0) shines low at dawn, t=
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Venus. . </font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">S=
aturn</b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +0.6) shin=
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twilight fades. Below it by 5=B0 is Spica. Later after dark they move lower=
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the west-southwest. <br></font></p><p style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)" class=
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(51,51,255)" class=3D"MsoNormal"><u><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><b>As=
tronomy Picture of the Week</b></font></font></u></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><fon=
t size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120618.html">http://=
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=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>

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