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--e89a8fb2032207035e04c39d9f5f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This Week's Sky at a Glance *Some night sky highlights for June 29 =96 Jul= y 7 * *Nasa Picture of the Day:* http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120623.html As soon as the stars come out, look high in the northwest for the *Big Dipper* hanging straight down by its handle. As night advances, the Dipper dips lower and to the right as if to scoop up water. *Vega *is the brightest star very high in the east after dark. *Deneb *is the brightest to its lower left. *Altair *is farther to Vega's lower right. These three form the big *Summer Triangle.* After nightfall at this time of year, the W-shaped constellation *Cassiopei= a *has just passed its lowest point in the north and is beginning its long, slow climb in the north-northeast. The later in the night you look, the more altitude it gains. On July 1, the *Moon *will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night as it rises as the sun sets and sets as the sun rises. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. On Saturday, June 30, the *Sun *will rise at 5:39 a.m. and set at 9:15 p.m. On Saturday, July 7, the sun will rise at 5:43 a.m. and set at 9:13 p.m. *This Week's Planet Roundup* *Mercury* (about magnitude +0.5 and fading) is becoming harder to see very low in the west-northwest about 45 minutes after sundown. Use binoculars. *Venus* and *Jupiter* (magnitudes =964.7 and =962.1) shine low in the east-northeast during dawn. They're stacked 5=B0 apart with Jupiter on top. *Mars* (magnitude +0.8) glows orange in the west-southwest at dusk and lower in the west later. *Saturn* (magnitude +0.7) shines in the southwest as twilight fades. Below it by nearly 5=B0 is the star *Spica*. After dark they move lower to the west-southwest. *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* --=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> --e89a8fb2032207035e04c39d9f5f Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <h1 style=3D"margin:8.35pt 0in 4.2pt"><font size=3D"6"><span style=3D"font-= family:"Georgia","serif";color:rgb(51,85,153)">This Wee= k's Sky at a Glance</span></font></h1> <h4 style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8.35pt"><font size=3D"4"><i><span style=3D"font= -family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Some night sk= y highlights for June 29 =96 July 7</span></i></font></h4><p><u><b><font si= ze=3D"4">Nasa Picture of the Day:</font></b></u></p> <p><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120623.html">htt= p://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120623.html</a></font><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bo= ttom:2.5pt;margin-left:0in">=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">A= s soon as the stars come out, look high in the northwest for the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Big Dipper</b> hanging straight d= own by its handle. As night advances, the Dipper dips lower and to the right as if to scoop up water.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">= =A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black"><= b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Vega </b>is the brightest star very high i= n the east after dark. <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Deneb </b>is the brightest to its l= ower left. <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Altair </b>is farther to Vega&= #39;s lower right. These three form the big <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Sum= mer Triangle.</b></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">= =A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">A= fter nightfall at this time of year, the W-shaped constellation <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Cassiopeia </b>has just passed its lowest= point in the north and is beginning its long, slow climb in the north-northeast. The later in the night you look, t= he more altitude it gains.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">= =A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">O= n July 1, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Moon </b>will go into its F= ull Phase meaning we will see it all night as it rises as the sun sets and sets as the sun rises= . Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">= =A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">O= n Saturday, June 30, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Sun </b>will ris= e at 5:39 a.m. and set at 9:15 p.m. On Saturday, July 7, the sun will rise at 5:43 a.m. and se= t at 9:13 p.m.</span><span style=3D"font-size:17pt;font-family:"Georgia&quo= t;,"serif";color:rgb(51,85,153)"><br></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNo= rmal" style><span style=3D"font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Georgia"= ,"serif";color:#335599"> <br> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:2.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bo= ttom:2.5pt;margin-left:0in"><u style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,153)"><b><span style= =3D"font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Th= is Week's Planet Roundup</span></b></u><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;= color:black"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">= =A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style= =3D"font-size:15.5pt">Mercury</span></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)= " class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt">=A0</spa= n></span><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">(about magnitude +0.5= and fading) is becoming harder to see very low in the west-northwest about 45 minutes afte= r sundown. Use binoculars.</span></p> <p style><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt"= >Venus</span></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)" class=3D"apple-conver= ted-space"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt">=A0</span></span><span style=3D= "font-size:15.5pt;color:black">and<span class=3D"apple-converted-space">=A0= </span><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Jupiter</b><span style=3D"color:rg= b(51,51,255)" class=3D"apple-converted-space">=A0</span>(magnitudes =964.7 = and =962.1) shine low in the east-northeast during dawn. They're stacked 5=B0 apart with Jupi= ter on top. </span></p> <p style><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt"= >Mars</span></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)" class=3D"apple-convert= ed-space"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt">=A0</span></span><span style=3D"= font-size:15.5pt;color:black">(magnitude +0.8) glows orange in the west-southwest at dusk and lower in the west later. </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style= =3D"font-size:15.5pt">Saturn</span></b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"= class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt">=A0</span= ></span><span style=3D"font-size:15.5pt;color:black">(magnitude +0.7) shine= s in the southwest as twilight fades. Below it by nearly 5=B0 is the star <b><span style=3D"co= lor:rgb(51,51,255)">Spica</span></b>. 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