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--047d7b66fc19d9b27e04d4c2f32c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Courtesy of Nelson Poirier: *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *Some night sky sights for February 1 =96 9* February is when *Orion *stands highest in the south in early evening. And this season, Orion is framed between the two brightest points in the sky: *Jupiter *high to its upper right and *Sirius *down to its lower left. With the Moon gone from the evening sky, this week is a fine time to look for the zodiacal light from the Northern Hemisphere. At a clear, dark site with clean air, look west at the very end of twilight for a vague but huge, tall pyramid of pearly light. It's tilted left to align along the constellations of the zodiac =97 or more exactly, along the ecliptic line. What you're seeing is sunlit interplanetary dust =97 comet and asteroid debris =97 orbiting the Sun near the plane of the solar system. On Saturday, February 2, the *Sun *rose at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 5:32 p.m. On Saturday, February 9, the Sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 5:42 p.m. *This Week's Planet Roundup* *Mercury* (magnitude =961.1) is emerging from the glow of sunset. On Februa= ry 1st it's still very deep in bright twilight, but day by day it becomes higher and easier to see. Check for it each clear evening starting about 30 minutes after sunset, just above the west-southwest horizon. Use binoculars or a birding scope. *Venus* (magnitude =963.9) is buried deep in the glow of sunrise. *Mars* (magnitude +1.2) is sinking deeper into the sunset. Brighter Mercury becomes your marker for finding it this week. *Jupiter* (magnitude =962.5) dominates the high south in early evening, and the southwest later. To its left is orange Aldebaran. They set around 3 a.m. *Saturn* (magnitude +0.5) rises in the east-southeast around 1 a.m. By the beginning of dawn it's at its highest in the south. Saturn's rings are tilted 19=B0 from edge on, the widest they've appeared in seven years and c= an be easily viewed with a birding scope on a clear night. Blake's NASA photo pick of the week: *Comet McNaught Over Chile*<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html> *http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html * --=20 Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com> My Photos: *Fine Art America*<http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/blake-maybank.html> Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> ** <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>** --047d7b66fc19d9b27e04d4c2f32c Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <font size=3D"4">Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br></font><br><font size=3D"4"> </font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;ma= rgin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-= family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><span style=3D"font-size:24pt">This Week's Sky at a Glance</span></b></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:= tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:norm= al"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><b><i>So= me night sky sights for February 1 =96 9</i></b></font></span></p><span style= =3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-h= eight:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4= ">=A0</font></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font = size=3D"4"> </font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-h= eight:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4= ">February is when <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Orion </b></span>stands hig= hest in the south in early evening. And this season, Orion is framed between the two brightest points in the sky: <span style=3D= "color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>high to its upper right and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Sirius </b></sp= an>down to its lower left.<span>=A0 </span></font></span></p><span style=3D= "font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-h= eight:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4= ">=A0</font></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font = size=3D"4"> </font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4">With the Moon gone from the evening sky, this week is a fine time to look for the zo= diacal light from the Northern Hemisphere. At a clear, dark site with clean air, look west at the very end of twilight for a vague but huge, tall pyramid of pearly light. It= 's tilted left to align along the constellations of the zodiac =97 or more exa= ctly, along the ecliptic line.=A0 What you're seeing is sunlit interplanetary dust =97 comet and asteroid debr= is =97 orbiting the Sun near the plane of the solar system.</font></span></p><p cl= ass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:t= ahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><br></font></span></p><span style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"> </font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4">On Saturday, February 2, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Sun </b><= /span>rose at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 5:32 p.m. On Saturday, February 9, the Sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 5:42 p.m. = </font></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.000= 1pt;line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"T= imes New Roman","serif"">=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times Ne= w Roman","serif""><br> </span><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><span style=3D"font= -size:18pt">This Week's Planet Roundup</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12pt"> </span>= </span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.000= 1pt;line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span= style=3D"font-size:12pt">=A0</span></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:t= ahoma,sans-serif"> </span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:n= ormal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span= style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><span>Mercury</span></b></span><span><sp= an style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =961.1) is emerging from the glow of sunset. On February 1st it's still very deep in bright twilight, but day by day it becomes higher and easier to see. Check for it = each clear evening starting about 30 minutes after sunset, just above the west-s= outhwest horizon. Use binoculars or a birding scope. <br></span></span></font></p><p= class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><f= ont size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br></sp= an></span></font></p> <font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz= e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(51,51,255)"><b><span>Venus</span></b></span><span><span style=3D"color:= rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =963.9) is buried deep in the glow of sunrise. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= style=3D"line-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:t= ahoma,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4"><span= style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz= e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(51,51,255)"><b><span>Mars</span></b></span><span><span style=3D"color:r= gb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +1.2) is sinking deeper into the sunset. Brighter Mercury becomes your marker for finding it this week. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"lin= e-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-se= rif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz= e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(51,51,255)"><b><span>Jupiter</span></b></span><span><span style=3D"colo= r:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =962.5) dominates the high south in early evening, and the southwest later. To its left is orange Aldebaran. They set around 3 a.m. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"= MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><font size= =3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-h= eight:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif= "><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><a name=3D"_GoBack"></a><b><span>Sat= urn</span></b></span><span><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +0.5) rises in the east-southeast around 1 a.m. By the be= ginning of dawn it's at its highest in the south. Saturn's rings are tilted 19= =B0 from edge on, the widest they've appeared in seven years and can be easily viewed= with a birding scope on a clear night.</span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm= al" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><font size=3D"4= "><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span></span></span></font>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">= <font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><font = size=3D"4">Blake's NASA photo pick of the week: </font></span></span></= font><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html"><font size=3D"4"><= span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><font size=3D"4"><b><spa= n style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Comet McNaught Over Chile</span></b></font= ></span></span></font></a></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">= <font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><font = size=3D"4"><b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><font size=3D"4"><a href= =3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap13= 0127.html</a></font><br> </span> </b> </font> </span></span></font></p><span style=3D"font-family:ta= homa,sans-serif"> </span><font size=3D"4"><br></font><font size=3D"4"><br></font>-- <br><font= size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake M= aybank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br> </font><br> <font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target= =3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16p= x;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 style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"= ></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></spa= n><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><spa= n style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span styl= e=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"p= adding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding= -right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> My Photos: <a href=3D"http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/blake-maybank.html= " target=3D"_blank"><b>F<font size=3D"4">ine Art America</font></b></a><spa= n style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span styl= e=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> Organiser, <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank"><b= >Maritimes Nature Travel Club</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;widt= h: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-h= eight: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 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 style= =3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"pa= dding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> </font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span= ><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span> <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_bla= nk"><font color=3D"#0000ff"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span></u></font></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;w= idth:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:1= 6px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;mi= n-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heig= ht:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16p= x"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></s= pan><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><s= pan style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span st= yle=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D= "padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></font><span style= =3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><font color=3D"#0= 000ff" size=3D"4"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heigh= t: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"></sp= an><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></u= ></font> <font size=3D"4"><br> </font><div></div><div></div><div></div> --047d7b66fc19d9b27e04d4c2f32c--
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