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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*
*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*January 31 - February 8*
On Thursday, February 6, the *Moon *goes into its First-quarter Phase
meaning it will rise at noon and set at midnight.
This season, Jupiter turns the *Winter Triangle* into a bigger, brighter
Winter Diamond. Its bottom is *Sirius*, its two side corners are *Betelgeus=
e
*and *Procyon*, and *Jupiter *forms its top. The diamond tilts leftward in
early evening, and then stands vertically in the south around 11 p.m.
Orange *Aldebaran *and *Orion *can be spotted in the eastern sky in early
evening.
On Saturday, February 1, the *sun *rose at 7:42 a.m. and will set at 5:24
p.m. giving 9 hours 42minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, February 8,
the sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and set at 5:35 p.m. to give 10 hours 2
minutes of daylight hours. (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
*The days are getting longer! *
*This Week's Planet Roundup *
*Mercury *is visible in evening twilight, low in the west-southwest. It
fades rapidly, from magnitude -0.6 to +0.7 this week.
*Venus *(magnitude -4.8) shines brightly in the dawn; look southeast.
*Mars *(magnitude +0.2) rises around midnight. It's just 4=B0 or 5=B0 from
lesser *Spica *to its lower right. Compare their colors. They're highest in
the south around 5 a.m., with Spica now under Mars.
*Jupiter *(magnitude -2.6) dominates the eastern sky in early evening. It
crosses nearly overhead around 10 p.m.
*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) rises around 2 a.m. and is high in the south at
dawn. By then it's far to the left of Mars and Spica.
Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:
*Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140126.html> *
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140126.html
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Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>
Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4"><b>Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:</b><br><u><b><br></b></u></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><=
font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Week's Sky at a Glance</b></u></font><br><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><u><b>January 31 - February 8</b></u></font><br></div><font s=
ize=3D"4"><br>
On Thursday, February 6, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Moon </b=
></span>goes into its First-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at noon and =
set at midnight. <br><br>This season, Jupiter turns the <span style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Winter Triangle</b></span> into a bigger, brighter Winte=
r Diamond. Its bottom is <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Sirius</b></=
span>, its two side corners are <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Betel=
geuse </b></span>and <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Procyon</b></spa=
n>, and <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>forms its =
top. The diamond tilts leftward in early evening, and then stands verticall=
y in the south around 11 p.m. <br>
<br>Orange <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Aldebaran </b></span>and <=
span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Orion </b></span>can be spotted in the=
eastern sky in early evening. <br><br>On Saturday, February 1, the <span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun </b></span>rose at 7:42 a.m. and will se=
t at 5:24 p.m. giving 9 hours 42minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, =
February 8, the sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and set at 5:35 p.m. to give 10 =
hours 2 minutes of daylight hours. (These values are for Moncton, New Bruns=
wick). <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>The days are getting longer!<b=
r>
</b></span><br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u>=
<b>This Week's Planet Roundup </b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"=
><br>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is visible in even=
ing twilight, low in the west-southwest. It fades rapidly, from magnitude -=
0.6 to +0.7 this week.<br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus <=
/b></span>(magnitude -4.8) shines brightly in the dawn; look southeast. <br=
>
<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude +0.2) =
rises around midnight. It's just 4=B0 or 5=B0 from lesser <span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Spica </b></span>to its lower right. Compare the=
ir colors. They're highest in the south around 5 a.m., with Spica now u=
nder Mars.<br>
<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude -2.=
6) dominates the eastern sky in early evening. It crosses nearly overhead a=
round 10 p.m.<br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></spa=
n>(magnitude +0.5) rises around 2 a.m. and is high in the south at dawn. By=
then it's far to the left of Mars and Spica.<br>
<br><br>Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:<div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inlin=
e"> <b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140126.html">Sunspot Loops in=
Ultraviolet</a> </b> <br>
<br></div><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140126.html">http://apod.n=
asa.gov/apod/ap140126.html</a><br><br><span></span></font><div>
<div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></di=
v>
</div><span><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mail=
to:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
</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 onmouseout=3D"cancel =3D false; windo=
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