[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - March 15 - 23

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poir*ier:

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*

*Some night sky sights for March 15 - 23*

There was some comment last week about not mentioning the *PanSTARRS comet*.
I did not mention it as thought possibly naturalists may not be following
it due to its magnitude (brightness). That may have been presumptive on my
part so including it this week. A sketch of how it should look will be
included in the Nature Moncton distribution list as photos can be inserted
there.

*Comet PanSTARRS*, for all the attention it's receiving, has turned out to
be barely visible to the unaided eye, and only if you know exactly where to
look. That would be low in twilight, just a little to the right of due west
now, about 45 minutes after sunset. Use binoculars or, better, your birding
scope.

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 Tuesday, March 19 the *Moon *will go into its First-quarter Phase
meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.

On Wednesday, March 20, *Spring *begins in the Northern Hemisphere at the
equinox, 8:02 a.m., when the Sun crosses the equators of both Earth and sky
heading north for the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, fall begins.

Now that spring is here, *Orion *(three-star belt) is in the southwest
after dark and leaning over to slide soon down to the horizon and is framed
by the two brightest star like points in the sky: *Jupiter *off to his
right and *Sirius *to his left.

On Saturday, March 16, the *Sun *rose at 7:29 a.m. and will set at 7:26
p.m. giving 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, March 23,
the sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and set at 7:35 p.m. to give 12 hours 20
minutes of daylight hours (these values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
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*This Week's Planet Roundup*


*Mercury *is still far down in the glow of dawn.

*Venus *and *Mars *are hidden in the glare of the Sun.

*Jupiter *(magnitude -2.2) comes into view high in the southwest after
sunset and dominates the western sky later in the evening. Lower left of
Jupiter is orange *Aldebaran*.  They both set in the west-northwest around
the middle of the night.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.3) rises in the east-southeast around midnight.


Blake's *NASA *daily photo pick of the week:  *Sakurajima Volcano with
Lightning* <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130311.html>

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130311.html

-- 
Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia


My Blog:  *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>
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<font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Courtesy of Nelson
Poir</b></span>ier:<br><br></span></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><=
div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><b>This Week&#39;s Sk=
y at a Glance</b></font></span></font></font><br>

<font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-se=
rif"></span></font></font><br><u><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><b>Some night sky si=
ghts for March 15 - 23</b></font></span></font></font></u><br>

</div><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,s=
ans-serif"></span></font></font></div><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>There was some comment last =
week about not mentioning the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>PanST=
ARRS comet</b></span>. I did not mention it as thought possibly naturalists=
 may not be following it due to its magnitude (brightness). That may have b=
een presumptive on my part so including it this week. A sketch of how it sh=
ould look will be included in the Nature Moncton distribution list as photo=
s can be inserted there.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Comet PanSTARRS</b></span>, for=
 all the attention it&#39;s receiving, has turned out to be barely visible =
to the unaided eye, and only if you know exactly where to look. That would =
be low in twilight, just a little to the right of due west now, about 45 mi=
nutes after sunset. Use binoculars or, better, your birding scope.<br>

<br>As soon as it gets dark now, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><=
b>Big Dipper</b></span> has climbed as high in the northeast as Cassiopeia =
has sunk in the northwest.<br><br>On Tuesday, March 19 the <span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Moon </b></span>will go into its First-quarter Phas=
e meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.<br>

<br>On Wednesday, March 20, <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><font s=
ize=3D"4">S</font>pring </b></span>begins in the Northern Hemisphere at the=
 equinox, 8:02 a.m., when the Sun crosses the equators of both Earth and sk=
y heading north for the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, fall begins.<br>

<br>Now that spring is here, <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Orion =
</b></span>(three-star belt) is in the southwest after dark and leaning ove=
r to slide soon down to the horizon and is framed by the two brightest star=
 like points in the sky: <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Jupiter </=
span></b>off to his right and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Siriu=
s </b></span>to his left.<br>

<br>On Saturday, March 16, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><fon=
t size=3D"4">S</font>un </b></span>rose at 7:29 a.m. and will set at 7:26 p=
.m. giving 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, March 23,=
 the sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and set at 7:35 p.m. to give 12 hours 20 mi=
nutes of daylight hours (<font size=3D"4">t</font>hese values are for Monct=
on, New Brunswick). <br>

<span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><br></b></span></span></font></font=
><div style=3D"text-align:center"><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font si=
ze=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><sp=
an style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>This Week&#39;s Planet Roundup</b></sp=
an></span></font></font><br>

</div><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,s=
ans-serif"></span></font></font></div><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb=
(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is still far down in the glow of dawn.<b=
r>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>and <span styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>are hidden in the glare of th=
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agnitude -2.2) comes into view high in the southwest after sunset and domin=
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<span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Aldebaran</b></span>.=A0 They both =
set in the west-northwest around the middle of the night.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0=
.3) rises in the east-southeast around midnight. </span><br><br></font><br>=
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