[NatureNS] Night Sky Highlights - 10-18 May

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Courtesy of Nelson Poirier
This Week's Sky at a Glance

Some night sky sights for May 10 =96 18
 Three 0 magnitude stars shine after dark in May: Arcturus high in the
southeast sometimes called the =91Spring Star=92, Vega much lower in the
northeast, and Capella in the northwest.


On Saturday, May 18, the moon will go into its First Quarter Phase meaning
it will rise at noon and set at midnight.

On Saturday, May 11, the sun rose at 5:52 a.m. and will set at 8:39 p.m.
giving 14 hours 47minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, May 18, the sun
will rise at 5:44 a.m. and set at 8:48 p.m. to give 15 hours 4 minutes of
daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).

This Week's Planet Roundup

Mercury is hidden in the glare of the Sun.

Venus (magnitude =963.9) is beginning an evening apparition that will
continue the rest of this year. Look about 20 minutes after sunset just
above the west-northwest horizon (well to the lower right of Jupiter).

And watch as Venus and Jupiter draw together this month, by 1=B0 per day.
They're 18=B0 apart on May 10th and 11=B0 on the 17th. Their conjunction co=
mes
on the 28th, when they'll be a close, 1=B0 couple =97 with Mercury right
alongside.

Mars remains hidden in the glare of the Sun.
Jupiter (magnitude =962.0) is the first =91star=92 to come out in the west =
after
sunset, a little lower every day. It sets around the end of twilight. Much
farther to Jupiter's upper right is bright Capella.
Saturn (magnitude +0.2) is two weeks past opposition and climbing higher in
the evening sky. It glows low in the southeast after nightfall (lower left
of Spica and farther lower right of Arcturus), and is highest in the south
around midnight. Use your birding scope to see the rings around Saturn.

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d Capella in the northwest. </span></div>

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coration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">On Satu=
rday, May 18, the moon will go into its First Quarter Phase meaning it will=
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le:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;verti=
cal-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">On Saturday, May 11, the s=
un rose at 5:52 a.m. and will set at 8:39 p.m. giving 14 hours 47minutes of=
 daylight hours.  On Saturday, May 18, the sun will rise at 5:44 a.m. and s=
et at 8:48 p.m. to give 15 hours 4 minutes of daylight hours (These values =
are for Moncton, New Brunswick). </span></p>

<p style=3D"line-height:1.3;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir=3D"ltr"><=
span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:24px;font-style:=
normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-a=
lign:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This Week&#39;s Planet Rou=
ndup</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:24=
px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration=
:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p>

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t-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;text-dec=
oration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mer=
cury</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roma=
n&quot;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:no=
rmal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,=
255,255)"> is hidden in the glare of the Sun.</span><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:=
normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;back=
ground-color:transparent"></span></p>

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ecoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Venus<=
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t;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;=
text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">=
 (magnitude =963.9) is beginning an evening apparition that will continue t=
he rest of this year. Look about 20 minutes after sunset just above the wes=
t-northwest horizon (well to the lower right of Jupiter).</span><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;f=
ont-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:b=
aseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p>

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"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;f=
ont-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text=
-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">And =
watch as Venus and Jupiter draw together this month, by 1=B0 per day. They&=
#39;re 18=B0 apart on May 10th and 11=B0 on the 17th. Their conjunction com=
es on the 28th, when they&#39;ll be a close, 1=B0 couple =97 with Mercury r=
ight alongside.</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;f=
ont-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text=
-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></sp=
an></p>

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ont-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;text-d=
ecoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Mars</=
span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;t=
ext-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> =
remains hidden in the glare of the Sun.</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,=
0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal=
;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background=
-color:transparent"></span></p>

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tr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;text=
-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Jupi=
ter</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman=
&quot;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:nor=
mal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transpare=
nt"> (magnitude =962.0) is the first =91star=92 to come out in the west aft=
er sunset, a little lower every day. It sets around the end of twilight.  M=
uch farther to Jupiter&#39;s upper right is bright Capella.</span></div>

<div style=3D"line-height:1.1624;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt" dir=3D"l=
tr"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;te=
xt-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></=
span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;tex=
t-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)=
">Saturn</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New =
Roman&quot;;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weigh=
t:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(=
255,255,255)"> (magnitude +0.2) is two weeks past opposition and climbing h=
igher in the evening sky. It glows low in the southeast after nightfall (lo=
wer left of Spica and farther lower right of Arcturus), and is highest in t=
he south around midnight. Use your birding scope to see the rings around Sa=
turn.</span></div>

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