[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - February 21 - March 1

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*February 21 - March 1*

This year's big, bright* "Winter Diamond" *- Jupiter at the top, Sirius at
the bottom, and Procyon and Betelgeuse forming the two side corners -
stands upright in the south around 9 p.m. now.

*Sirius *shines at its highest in the south by 9 p.m.

On Saturday, March 1, the *Moon *will go into its New Phase meaning we will
not see it at all during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low
tides.

On Saturday, February 22, the *sun *rose at 7:11 a.m. and will set at 5:56
p.m. giving 10 hours 44 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, March 1,
the sun will rise at 6:58 a.m. and set at 6:06 p.m. to give 11 hours 07
minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
The days are getting longer, birds are getting brighter plumage
 and males are getting more vocal!

*This Week's Planet Roundup *

*Mercury *is deep in the glow of sunrise.

*Venus *(magnitude -4.8) blazes as the "Morning Star" before and during
dawn; look southeast.

*Mars *(magnitude -0.3) rises around 11 p.m. now, a fiery blaze 6=B0 to the
left of icy Spica. The two of them are highest in the south around 4 a.m.,
with Spica now lower right of Mars.

*Jupiter *(magnitude -2.5) dominates the high south during evening.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) rises around 1:00 a.m. and is highest in the
south at the beginning of dawn. By then it's far left of Mars and Spica.


Blake's Pick
of NASA's Weekly Photos:


*Comet Lovejoy over the Great Wall *
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140220.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140220.html

<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.html>

*A Rainbow Pileus Cloud over Zimbabwe
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.html
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.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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Poirier:</b><br><u><b><br></b></u></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><=
font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</b></u></font><br><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><u><b>February 21 - March 1</b></u></font><br></div><font siz=
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This year&#39;s big, bright<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b> &quot;Win=
ter Diamond&quot; </b></span>- Jupiter at the top, Sirius at the bottom, an=
d Procyon and Betelgeuse forming the two side corners - stands upright in t=
he south around 9 p.m. now. <br>

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ighest in the south by 9 p.m. <br><br>On Saturday, March 1, the <span style=
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ng we will not see it at all during the night. Expect higher high tides and=
 lower low tides.<br>

<br>On Saturday, February 22, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun=
 </b></span>rose at 7:11 a.m. and will set at 5:56 p.m. giving 10 hours 44 =
minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, March 1, the sun will rise at 6:=
58 a.m. and set at 6:06 p.m. to give 11 hours 07 minutes of daylight hours =
(These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting longer,=
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ont-size:large;display:inline"></div> and males are getting more vocal!<br>=
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k&#39;s Planet Roundup </b></u></font><br>

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<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is deep in the glo=
w of sunrise. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></spa=
n>(magnitude -4.8) blazes as the &quot;Morning Star&quot; before and during=
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<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude -0.3) =
rises around 11 p.m. now, a fiery blaze 6=B0 to the left of icy Spica. The =
two of them are highest in the south around 4 a.m., with Spica now lower ri=
ght of Mars. <br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude -2.=
5) dominates the high south during evening. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0.5) rises around 1:00 a.m. an=
d is highest in the south at the beginning of dawn. By then it&#39;s far le=
ft of Mars and Spica. <br>


<br><br>Blake&#39;s Pick<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:t=
ahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline"></div> of NASA&#39;s Weekl=
y Photos:<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-seri=
f;font-size:large;display:inline">

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><br></a><b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.html">A Rainbow P=
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<a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140219.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/ap=
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to:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>

White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia

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