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--047d7b622520b43b8304d53b5e0d 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 8 =96 16* On Sunday, February 10, the *Moon *will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it at all during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides February is when *Orion *stands highest in the south in early evening. This season, Orion is framed by the two brightest points in the sky: *Jupiter *h= igh to its upper right and *Sirius *down to its lower left. On Saturday, February 9, the *Sun *rose at 7:33 a.m. and will set at 5:42 p.m. On Saturday, February 16, the Sun will rise at 7:23 a.m. and set at 5:52 p.m. *This Week's Planet Roundup * *Mercury *(magnitude =961) is having an excellent apparition in the evening twilight. Look for it low in the west-southwest as the sky darkens. No other point in the area is nearly so bright. A great week to look for this not often available observation. Right there too is *Mars*, much fainter. They're less than 1=B0 apart on Friday, February 8th; after that Mars moves lower each day and becomes harder to spot. *Venus *(magnitude =963.9) is buried deep in the glow of sunrise. *Mars *(magnitude +1.2) is becoming a real challenge as it sinks lower low into the sunset. Brighter Mercury is your marker for finding it. Mars is currently on the far side of the Sun from us, but Mercury is swinging around to the Sun's near side as shown by its growing size and diminishing phase. *Jupiter *(magnitude =962.4) dominates the high south in early evening and the southwest later. To its left is orange *Aldebaran*. Both set around 3 a.m. *Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) rises in the east-southeast after midnight. By the beginning of dawn Saturn is highest in the south. Blake's NASA Daily Photo pick: *Namibian Nights*<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130204.html>(one-minute video) (Namibia has some of the darkest nights visible from any continent. It is therefore home to some of the more spectacular skyscapes, a few of which have been captured in a time-lapse video.) *http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130204.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>** --047d7b622520b43b8304d53b5e0d Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <font size=3D"4"><b>Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br><br></b></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4= "><b>This Week's Sky at a Glance</b></font><br><br><u><font size=3D"4">= <b>Some night sky sights for February 8 =96 16</b></font></u><br></div><fon= t size=3D"4"><br> On Sunday, February 10, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span styl= e=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font size=3D"4">M</font>oon </b= ></span></span>will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it at all= during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides <br> <br>February is when <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Orion </b></sp= an>stands highest in the south in early evening. This season, Orion is fram= ed by the two brightest points in the sky: <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,2= 55)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>high to its upper right and <span style=3D"color= :rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Sirius </b></span>down to its lower left.<br> =A0<br>On Saturday, February 9, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b= >Sun </b></span>rose at 7:33 a.m. and will set at 5:42 p.m. On Saturday, Fe= bruary 16, the Sun will rise at 7:23 a.m. and set at 5:52 p.m. <br><br></fo= nt><div style=3D"text-align:center"> <font size=3D"4"><b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup</u> </b></font><br></= div><font size=3D"4"><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury </= b></span>(magnitude =961) is having an excellent apparition in the evening = twilight. Look for it low in the west-southwest as the sky darkens. No othe= r point in the area is nearly so bright. A great week to look for this not = often available observation. Right there too is <span style=3D"color:rgb(51= ,51,255)"><b>Mars</b></span>, much fainter. They're less than 1=B0 apar= t on Friday, February 8th; after that Mars moves lower each day and becomes= harder to spot. <br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude =96= 3.9) is buried deep in the glow of sunrise. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rg= b(51,51,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude +1.2) is becoming a real challe= nge as it sinks lower low into the sunset. Brighter Mercury is your marker = for finding it. <br> Mars is currently on the far side of the Sun from us, but Mercury is swingi= ng around to the Sun's near side as shown by its growing size and dimin= ishing phase. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter </b><= /span>(magnitude =962.4) dominates the high south in early evening and the = southwest later. To its left is orange <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)= "><b>Aldebaran</b></span>. Both set around 3 a.m. <br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0= .5) rises in the east-southeast after midnight. By the beginning of dawn Sa= turn is highest in the south. <br><br><font size=3D"4">Blake's NASA Dai= ly Photo pi<font size=3D"4">ck: <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span = style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov= /apod/ap130204.html"><b>Namibian Nights</b></a></span></span> (one-minute v= ideo)<br> </font></font></font><div style=3D"margin-left:40px"><font size=3D"4"><font= size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4">(Namibia has some of the dark= est nights visible from any continent. It is therefore home to some of the = more spectacular skyscapes, a few of which have been captured in a time-lap= se video.)</font></font></font></font><br> </div><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><= br><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130204.html">= http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130204.html</a></b></font><br></font></font></f= ont><br> </font>-- <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><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> --047d7b622520b43b8304d53b5e0d--
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