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--bcaec520e5939bba3704d77de9b7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glanc*e *Some night sky sights for March 8 - 16* The *Big Dipper* glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, currently to their left. If you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and around by a little more than a Dipper length, you'll arc to *Arcturus*, now rising in the east. Draw a line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attached, continue far on, and you'll go to *Gemini*. On Sunday morning, March 10, at 2 a.m. *Daylight-saving time* begins. Clocks spring ahead an hour. We'll get it back in the fall! It being March, bright *Sirius *is highest in the south on the meridian after dark. Sirius is the closest naked-eye star that's ever visible from mid-northern latitudes (aside from the Sun). It's only 8.6 light-years away. On Monday, March 11 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. As soon as it gets dark now, the Big Dipper has climbed as high in the northeast as Cassiopeia has sunk in the northwest. On Saturday, March 9, the *Sun *rose at 6:42 a.m. and will set at 6:16 p.m. giving 11 hours 34 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, March 16, the sun will rise at 7:29 a.m. and set at 7:26 p.m. to give 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick) Figures reflect time change on March 10. * This Week's Planet Roundup* *Mercury*, *Venus*, and *Mars *are hidden in the glare of the Sun. *Jupiter *(bright at magnitude -2.3) comes into view high in the southwest after sunset and dominates the southwest to west later in the evening. Left of Jupiter is orange Aldebaran. They set in the west-northwest around the middle of the night. *Saturn *(magnitude +0.4) rises in the east-southeast in late evening now. Saturn shines highest in the south in the early morning hours. Blake's NASA Daily Astronomy Photo "Pick of the Week": *Miass River Sunrise<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130302.html> * http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130302.html -- Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com> ** <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>** --bcaec520e5939bba3704d77de9b7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:</b></span><br><br></font><br><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"6"><b>= This Week's Sky at a Glanc</b>e</font><br><u><b>Some night sky sights f= or March 8 - 16</b></u><br><br>The <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>= Big Dipper</b></span> glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standi= ng on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl = (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, currently to th= eir left.=A0 If you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and aro= und by a little more than a Dipper length, you'll arc to <span style=3D= "color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Arcturus</b></span>, now rising in the east.=A0 D= raw a line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is= attached, continue far on, and you'll go to <span style=3D"color:rgb(5= 1,51,255)"><b>Gemini</b></span>.<br> <br>On Sunday morning, March 10, at 2 a.m. <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,2= 55)"><b>Daylight-saving time</b></span> begins. Clocks spring ahead an hour= . We'll get it back in the fall!<br><br>It being March, bright <span st= yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Sirius </b></span>is highest in the south o= n the meridian after dark. Sirius is the closest naked-eye star that's = ever visible from mid-northern latitudes (aside from the Sun). It's onl= y 8.6 light-years away.<br> <br>On Monday, March 11 the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><font s= ize=3D"4">M</font>oon </b></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>As soon as it gets dark now, the Big Dipper has climbed as high in the = northeast as Cassiopeia has sunk in the northwest.<br><br>On Saturday, Marc= h 9, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><font size=3D"4">S</font>u= n </b></span>rose at 6:42 a.m. and will set at 6:16 p.m. giving 11 hours 34= minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, March 16, the sun will rise at = 7:29 a.m. and set at 7:26 p.m. to give 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight hour= s (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick) Figures reflect time change= on March 10.<br> <u><font size=3D"6"><b><br>This Week's Planet Roundup</b></font></u><br= ><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury</b></span>, <span styl= e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus</b></span>, and <span style=3D"color:rg= b(51,51,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>are hidden in the glare of the Sun.<br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><font size=3D"4"><b>Jupiter </b></= font></span>(bright at magnitude -2.3) comes into view high in the southwes= t after sunset and dominates the southwest to west later in the evening. Le= ft of Jupiter is orange Aldebaran. They set in the west-northwest around th= e middle of the night.<br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0= .4) rises in the east-southeast in late evening now. Saturn shines highest = in the south in the early morning hours.<br><br><br>Blake's NASA D<font= size=3D"4">aily Astronomy P<font size=3D"4">hoto "Pick of the <font s= ize=3D"4">Week":=A0 <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><a href=3D= "http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130302.html">Miass River Sunrise</a></b></span= ><br> <br></font></font></font><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130302.html= ">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130302.html</a><br><br></font>-- <br><font si= ze=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Mayb= ank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia</font><font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a hre= f=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span s= tyle=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><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;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><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><span style=3D"paddi= ng-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-rig= ht:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16p= x;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></font><span style=3D"padding-right:16= px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"4"><u= ><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></u></font> <font size= =3D"4"><br> </font><div></div><div></div><div></div> --bcaec520e5939bba3704d77de9b7--
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