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9;201401 --047d7b67823acea9db04f1e72690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *February 7 - 15* At the moment, Jupiter turns the *Winter Triangle* into a bigger, brighter Winter Diamond. The Diamond's bottom is *Sirius*, its two side corners are *Betelgeuse and Procyon*, and Jupiter forms its top. It tilts leftward in early evening, and then stands vertically in the south around 10 p.m. Early in the week look to the right of the Moon after dusk for *Aldebaran*. Below the Moon stands *Orion*. Jupiter shines above the Moon in early evening. Lower right of the Moon is *Procyon*. Upper left of the Moon are *Pollux *and, farther on, *Castor*. By 10 p.m., you'll find the *Big Dipper* already standing on its handle in the northeast as high as *Cassiopeia *has descended in the northwest. On Friday, February 14, the *Moon *will go into its Full Phase for Valentine's Day meaning we will see it all-night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. At this time of year, soon after dark, look for *Orion *standing highest in the south. Orion's diagonal belt points lower left toward bright Sirius, and upper right more or less toward Aldebaran. Beyond Aldebaran are the *Pleiades*. On Saturday, February 8, the *sun *rose at 7:33 a.m. and will set at 5:35 p.m. giving 10 hours 2 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, February 15, the sun will rise at 7:22 a.m. and set at 5:45 p.m. to give 10 hours 23 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting longer! *This Week's Planet Roundup * *Mercury *is fading fast low in the evening twilight. In the first few days of the week, look for it above the west-southwest horizon. It dims from magnitude 1.1 on February 7th to a mere 3.5 by the 12th. *Venus *(magnitude -4.9) blazes whitely as the "Morning Star" in the dawn; look southeast. It's at its brightest this week. *Mars *(magnitude +0.0) rises around 11 p.m. now, a fiery blaze 5=B0 to the right of icy *Spica*. The two of them are highest in the south around 4 a.m., with Spica now to Mars's lower right. *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 highest in the south at dawn. Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos: Mars and Orion over Monument Valley <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140202.htm= l> http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140202.html --=20 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> --047d7b67823acea9db04f1e72690 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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>February 7 - 15</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4= "><br> At the moment, Jupiter turns the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Wint= er Triangle</b></span> into a bigger, brighter Winter Diamond. The Diamond&= #39;s bottom is <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Sirius</b></span>, it= s two side corners are <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Betelgeuse and= Procyon</b></span>, and Jupiter forms its top. It tilts leftward in early = evening, and then stands vertically in the south around 10 p.m.<br> <br>Early in the week look to the right of the Moon after dusk for <span st= yle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Aldebaran</b></span>. Below the Moon stands <= span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Orion</b></span>.<br><br>Jupiter shine= s above the Moon in early evening. Lower right of the Moon is <span style= =3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Procyon</b></span>. Upper left of the Moon are <= span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Pollux </b></span>and, farther on, <sp= an style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Castor</b></span>.<br> <br>By 10 p.m., you'll find the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>B= ig Dipper</b></span> already standing on its handle in the northeast as hig= h as <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Cassiopeia </b></span>has descen= ded in the northwest.<br> <br>On Friday, February 14, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Moon = </b></span>will go into its Full Phase for Valentine's Day meaning we w= ill see it all-night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. <br> <br> At this time of year, soon after dark, look for <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,= 0,255)"><b>Orion </b></span>standing highest in the south. Orion's diag= onal belt points lower left toward bright Sirius, and upper right more or l= ess toward Aldebaran. Beyond Aldebaran are the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0= ,255)"><b>Pleiades</b></span>. <br> <br>On Saturday, February 8, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun = </b></span>rose at 7:33 a.m. and will set at 5:35 p.m. giving 10 hours 2 mi= nutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, February 15, the sun will rise at = 7:22 a.m. and set at 5:45 p.m. to give 10 hours 23 minutes of daylight hour= s (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting longe= r!<br> <br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Wee= k'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 fading fast low= in the evening twilight. In the first few days of the week, look for it ab= ove the west-southwest horizon. It dims from magnitude 1.1 on February 7th = to a mere 3.5 by the 12th.<br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude -4.9)= blazes whitely as the "Morning Star" in the dawn; look southeast= . It's at its brightest this week. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0= ,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude +0.0) rises around 11 p.m. now, a fier= y blaze 5=B0 to the right of icy <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Spic= a</b></span>. The two of them are highest in the south around 4 a.m., with = Spica now to Mars's lower right.<br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude -2.= 6) dominates