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--047d7b67823a084e3304edfc988d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *December 20 =96 28* At this cold time of year the* Big Dipper *is low in the north at nightfall, resting upright on or near the horizon. Saturday, December 21 is the *shortest day of the year *in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest day in the Southern Hemisphere. Winter in the north, and summer in the south, begin at the solstice: 13:11 p.m. This is when the Sun reaches its farthest point south for the year and begins its six-month northward return. If there's one constellation that everyone should know at this time of year, it's wintry *Orion *climbing up in the east-southeast. As always when Orion is on the rise, the three-star Belt of Orion in its middle is nearly vertical. *A Christmas deco star.* At this time every year *Sirius *rises in the east-southeast down below Orion around 9 p.m. When Sirius is still low, binoculars often show it twinkling in vivid colors. All stars do this when low, but Sirius is the brightest, making the effect more pronounced. On Wednesday, December 25, the *Moon *will go into its Last Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. On Saturday, December 21, the *sun *rose at 7:58 a.m. and will set at 4:36 p.m. giving 8 hours 37 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, December28, the sun will rise at 8:01 a.m. and set at 4:40 p.m. to give 8 hours 39 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 =964.8) shines brightly in the southwest during dusk. It= 's moving lower rapidly now, as it wanes to a thinner crescent. *Mars* (magnitude 1.0) rises around 1 a.m. By dawn it's at its highest in the south. *Jupiter* (magnitude =962.7) rises in the east-northeast around the end of twilight. It blazes highest around 2 a.m. *Saturn* (magnitude +0.6) is well up the southeast as dawn begins to brighten. Look for it far to the lower left of Mars far below brighter *Arcturus* --=20 Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> White's Lake, Nova Scotia My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com/> My Photos: *Fine Art America*<http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/blake-maybank.html> Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> --047d7b67823a084e3304edfc988d Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><strong><font size=3D"4">Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br></= font></strong><br><div style=3D"text-align:center"><u><strong><font size=3D= "4">This Week's Sky at a Glance</font><br></strong></u><span lang=3D"">= <p><u><strong><font size=3D"4">December 20 =96 28</font></strong></u></p> </span><span lang=3D""><p style=3D"text-align:left"><font size=3D"4">At thi= s cold time of year the<strong><font color=3D"#0000ff"> Big Dipper </font><= /strong>is low in the north at nightfall, resting upright on or near the ho= rizon. </font></p> <p style=3D"text-align:left"><font size=3D"4"> Saturday, December 21 is the <strong><font color=3D"#0000ff">shortest day o= f the year </font></strong>in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest day in t= he Southern Hemisphere. Winter in the north, and summer in the south, begin= at the solstice: 13:11 p.m. This is when the Sun reaches its farthest poin= t south for the year and begins its six-month northward return.</font></p> <p style=3D"text-align:left"><font size=3D"4">If there's one constellat= ion that everyone should know at this time of year, it's wintry <strong= ><font color=3D"#0000ff">Orion </font></strong>climbing up in the east-sout= heast. As always when Orion is on the rise, the three-star Belt of Orion in= its middle is nearly vertical. </font></p> <p style=3D"text-align:left"><font size=3D"4"><b>A Christmas deco star.</b>= At this time every year <strong><font color=3D"#0000ff">Sirius </font></st= rong>rises in the east-southeast down below Orion around 9 p.m. When Sirius= is still low, binoculars often show it twinkling in vivid colors. All star= s do this when low, but Sirius is the brightest, making the effect more pro= nounced. </font></p> <p style=3D"text-align:left"><font size=3D"4">On Wednesday, December 25, th= e <strong><font color=3D"#0000ff">Moon </font></strong>will go into its Las= t Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.</font></p= > </span><font face=3D"Calibri"><font face=3D"tahoma,sans-serif" size=3D"4"><= p align=3D"left"> On Saturday, December 21, the<font color=3D"#0000ff"> </font><strong><font = color=3D"#eeeeee"><font color=3D"#0000ff">sun</font> </font></strong>rose a= t 7:58 a.m. and will set at 4:36 p.m. giving 8 hours 37 minutes of daylight= hours. On Saturday, December28, the sun will rise at 8:01 a.m. and set at= 4:40 p.m. to give 8 hours 39 minutes of daylight hours (These values are f= or Moncton, New Brunswick). </p> </font></font><p align=3D"left"><br></p></div><div style=3D"text-align:cent= er"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Week's Planet Roundup </b></u></font></= div><font size=3D"4"><div style=3D"text-align:center"><br><span lang=3D""><= /span></div> <font size=3D"4"><p><font color=3D"#0000ff"><b>Mercury</b> </font>is hidden= in the glare of the Sun. </p> <b></b><p><font color=3D"#0000ff"><b>Venus</b> </font>(magnitude =964.8) sh= ines brightly in the southwest during dusk. It's moving lower rapidly n= ow, as it wanes to a thinner crescent. </p> <b></b><p><font color=3D"#00ffff"><font color=3D"#0000ff"><b>Mars</b> </fon= t></font>(magnitude 1.0) rises around 1 a.m. By dawn it's at its highes= t in the south. </p> <b></b><p><font color=3D"#0000ff"><b>Jupiter</b> </font>(magnitude =962.7) = rises in the east-northeast around the end of twilight. It blazes highest a= round 2 a.m.</p> <b></b><p><font color=3D"#0000ff"><b>Saturn</b> </font>(magnitude +0.6) is = well up the southeast as dawn begins to brighten. Look for it far to the lo= wer left of Mars far below brighter <strong><font color=3D"#0000ff">Arcturu= s</font></strong></p> </font></font><p><br></p><div><div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail= /u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><span><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>= <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Bl= ake Maybank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br></font><br><font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:= =A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com/" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b>= </a><span style=3D"width:16px;padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><s= pan style=3D"width:16px;padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span st= yle=3D"width:16px;padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D= "width:16px;padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"width= :16px;padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"width:16px;= padding-right:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"width:16px;paddin= 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