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[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - June 21 - 29

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*

*This Week's Sky at a Glance
Some night sky sights for June 21 - 29*

On Saturday, June 22, the largest full *Moon *of 2013 rises around sunset
and shines all night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. Sunday
morning is the actual timing of this Moon to go into its Full Phase. On
both nights, though, this 'supermoon' is only a trace larger than an
average Moon: 7% wider.

This is the time of year when the two brightest stars of summer, *Arcturus =
*and
*Vega*, are about equally high overhead shortly after dark. Arcturus is
toward the southwest, Vega toward the east.

Now that it's summer, the *Summer Triangle* stands high in full glory after
dusk. Its top star is bright Vega high in the east. *Deneb *is the
brightest star to *Vega*'s lower left. Farther to Vega's lower right is *
Altair*. The Summer Triangle is big: 35=B0 long. Where the sky is dark, you
can see that the *Milky Way *runs through it.

The *Big Dipper*, still high in the northwest, is moving a little lower now
and starting to dip around toward the right. Follow the curve of its tail a
little more than a Dipper-length left to bright *Arcturus *high in the
southwest.

This is the time of year when the dim *Little Dipper* floats straight
upward from Polaris (the end of its handle) after dark, like a helium
balloon on a string.

On Saturday, June 22, the sun rose at 5:28 a.m. and will set at 9:14 p.m.
giving 15 hours 46 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, June 29, the
sun will rise at 5:31 a.m. and set at 9:15 p.m. to give 15 hours 44 minutes
of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).

*This Week's Planet Roundup*

*Mercury *is becoming a real challenge, rapidly fading and dropping below
Venus very low in bright twilight. Binoculars are needed

*Venus *(magnitude -3.8) is gaining altitude very gradually, low in the
west-northwest in evening twilight.

*Mars *and *Jupiter *remain hidden in the glare of the Sun.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) glows in the south to southwest during evening.


Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos: *A Solstice Sunset Self Portrait
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130621.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130621.html

Bonus: NASA Video: **A Supercell Thunderstorm Over
Texas<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130618.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130618.html

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


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<font size=3D"4"><u><b>Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:</b></u><br><br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><b><font si=
ze=3D"4">This Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</font><br><font size=3D"4">Some ni=
ght sky sights for June 21 - 29</font></b><br></div><font size=3D"4"><br>On=
 Saturday, June 22, the largest full <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><=
b>Moon </b></span>of 2013 rises around sunset and shines all night. Expect =
higher high tides and lower low tides. Sunday morning is the actual timing =
of this Moon to go into its Full Phase. On both nights, though, this &#39;s=
upermoon&#39; is only a trace larger than an average Moon: 7% wider.<br>

<br>This is the time of year when the two brightest stars of summer, <span =
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Arcturus </b></span>and <span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Vega</b></span>, are about equally high overhead sho=
rtly after dark. Arcturus is toward the southwest, Vega toward the east.<br=
>

<br>Now that it&#39;s summer, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>S=
ummer Triangle</b></span> stands high in full glory after dusk. Its top sta=
r is bright Vega high in the east. <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>=
Deneb </b></span>is the brightest star to <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,25=
5)"><b>Vega</b></span>&#39;s lower left. Farther to Vega&#39;s lower right =
is <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Altair</b></span>. The Summer Tr=
iangle is big: 35=B0 long. Where the sky is dark, you can see that the <spa=
n style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Milky Way </b></span>runs through it.<b=
r>

<br>The <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Big Dipper</b></span>, stil=
l high in the northwest, is moving a little lower now and starting to dip a=
round toward the right. Follow the curve of its tail a little more than a D=
ipper-length left to bright <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Arcturu=
s </b></span>high in the southwest.<br>

<br>This is the time of year when the dim <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,25=
5)"><b>Little Dipper</b></span> floats straight upward from Polaris (the en=
d of its handle) after dark, like a helium balloon on a string. <br><br>
On Saturday, June 22, the sun rose at 5:28 a.m. and will set at 9:14 p.m. g=
iving 15 hours 46 minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, June 29, the s=
un will rise at 5:31 a.m. and set at 9:15 p.m. to give 15 hours 44 minutes =
of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). <br>

<br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Wee=
k&#39;s Planet Roundup</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"><br><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is becoming a real chal=
lenge, rapidly fading and dropping below Venus very low in bright twilight.=
 Binoculars are needed<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude -3.=
8) is gaining altitude very gradually, low in the west-northwest in evening=
 twilight. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>=
and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>remain hidde=
n in the glare of the Sun.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0=
.5) glows in the south to southwest during evening.<br><br><br>Blake&#39;s =
Pick of NASA&#39;s Weekly Photos: </font><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"htt=
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White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia<br>

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