[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - Feb. 22 - Mar 2, 2013

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Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

This Week's Sky at a Glance

*Some night sky sights for February 22 =96 March 2*

At this time of year, the *Big Dipper* stands on its handle in the
northeast during evening. The top of the Dipper =97 the two Pointer stars,
pointing left to *Polaris* =97 are now at exactly Polaris's height around 9
p.m.

On Monday, February 25, the *Moon *will go into its Full Phase meaning we
will see it all night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.

With spring less than a month away, *Orion *is starting to tip over toward
the southwest fairly early in the evening now.

The seasons are turning; by 9 p.m. the* Big Dipper* has climbed as high in
the northeast as *Cassiopeia *has sunk in the northwest.

On Friday, March 1 around midnight, the waning *Moon *rises with
*Saturn *glowing
a few degrees to its left. The pair remains close for the rest of the
night.

On Saturday, February 23, the *Sun *rose at 7:07 a.m. and will set at 5:56
p.m. On Saturday, March 2, the sun will rise at 6:55 a.m. and set at 6:06
p.m. (These times are for Moncton, New Brunswick)

*This Week's Planet Roundup *

*Mercury *is low in the western twilight and rapidly fading: from magnitude
+0.8 on February 22nd to +4 on March 1st! Catch it early in the week before
it's gone.

*Venus *is hidden in the glare of the Sun.

*Mars *is lost in the glow of sunset, even lower than Mercury.

*Jupiter *(bright at magnitude =962.4) comes into view very high in the sou=
th
after sunset and dominates the southwest later in the evening. To its left
is orange star *Aldebaran*. They set in the west-northwest around 2 a.m.


Blake's NASA daily photo (Video!) pick of the week: *The Great Russian
Meteor of 2013* <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130218.html>

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130218.html


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White's Lake, Nova Scotia


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<font size=3D"4">Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4">Th=
is Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</font><br><br><u><font size=3D"4">Some night =
sky sights for February 22 =96 March 2</font></u><br></div><font size=3D"4"=
><br>

At this time of year, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Big Dippe=
r</b></span> stands on its handle in the northeast during evening. The top =
of the Dipper =97 the two Pointer stars, pointing left to <span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Polaris</b></span> =97 are now at exactly Polaris&#3=
9;s height around 9 p.m. <br>

<br>On Monday, February 25, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Moo=
n </b></span>will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night. =
Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. <br><br>With spring less than=
 a month away, <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Orion </b></span>is =
starting to tip over toward the southwest fairly early in the evening now. =
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5)"><b> Big Dipper</b></span> has climbed as high in the northeast as <span=
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<br>On Friday, March 1 around midnight, the waning <span style=3D"color:rgb=
(51,51,255)"><b>Moon </b></span>rises with <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,2=
55)"><b>Saturn </b></span>glowing a few degrees to its left. The pair remai=
ns close for the rest of the night. <br>

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font size=3D"4">S</font>un </b></span>rose at 7:07 a.m. and will set at 5:5=
6 p.m. On Saturday, March 2, the sun will rise at 6:55 a.m. and set at 6:06=
 p.m. (These times are for Moncton, New Brunswick)<br>

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style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is low in the western =
twilight and rapidly fading: from magnitude +0.8 on February 22nd to +4 on =
March 1st! Catch it early in the week before it&#39;s gone. <br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>is hidden in t=
he glare of the Sun. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mars <=
/b></span>is lost in the glow of sunset, even lower than Mercury. <br><br>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(bright at magni=
tude =962.4) comes into view very high in the south after sunset and domina=
tes the southwest later in the evening. To its left is orange star <span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Aldebaran</b></span>. They set in the west-=
northwest around 2 a.m. <br>

<br><br><font size=3D"4">Blake&#39;s NASA daily photo (Video!) pick of the =
week: <a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130218.html"><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>The Great Russian Meteor of 2013</b></span></a> </fo=
nt><br>

<br><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130218.html">http://apod.nasa.go=
v/apod/ap130218.html</a><br><br><br></font>-- <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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