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[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - February 28 - March 8

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*February 28 - March 8*

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

*Sirius *shines in the south after dusk. It's the brightest star in the
night sky.

The huge *"Winter Diamond"* of 2014 stands upright in the south around 9
p.m. now. It's formed by Jupiter on top and Sirius on the bottom -- the two
brightest points in the evening sky -- and Procyon forming its left corner
and Betelgeuse as its right corner.

After nightfall on Thursday, March 6, look for *Aldebaran *to the upper
left of the Moon and the *Pleiades *to the Moon's upper right.

On Saturday, March 8, the *moon *entering its First-quarter Moon stands
above Orion high in the south in the evening. The bright light upper left
of the Moon is Jupiter. With the moon going into its First Quarter Phase,
it will rise at noon and set at midnight.

*In the wee hours of Sunday morning, March 9 at 2:00 a.m., daylight-saving
time begins. Clocks spring forward an hour. *

On Saturday, March 1, the *sun *rose at 6:58 a.m. and will set at 6:06 p.m.
giving 11 hours 7 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, March 8, the sun
will rise at 6:45 a.m. and set at 6:15 p.m. to give 11 hours 30 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 *(brightening from magnitude +0.8 to +0.3 this week) glimmers low
above the east-southeast horizon during dawn. Look for it far lower left of
Venus.

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

*Mars *(magnitude -0.5) rises around 10 p.m., a fiery blaze 6=B0 to the lef=
t
of icy Spica. The two of them are highest in the south around 3 a.m., with
Spica now lower right of Mars.

*Jupiter *(magnitude -2.4) dominates the high south during evening. No
other point in the evening sky is so bright.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) rises around midnight and is highest in the south
before dawn. By then it's far left of Mars and Spica, and less far to the
upper right of Mars-coloured Antares.


Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:
*Aurora over New Zealand <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140226.html> *


http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140226.html
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White's Lake, Nova Scotia

My Blog:  *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>

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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&#39;s Sky at a Glance</b></u></font><br><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><u><b>February 28 &ndash; March 8</b></u></font><br></div><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><br>













On Saturday, March 1, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>moon </b></=
span>went into its New Phase meaning we will not see it at all during the n=
ight. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br><b>Sirius </b>sh=
ines in the south after dusk. It&#39;s the brightest star in the night sky.=
 <br>

&nbsp;<br>The huge <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>&quot;Winter Diamo=
nd&quot;</b></span> of 2014 stands upright in the south around 9 p.m. now. =
It&#39;s formed by Jupiter on top and Sirius on the bottom &mdash; the two =
brightest points in the evening sky &mdash; and Procyon forming its left co=
rner and Betelgeuse as its right corner. <br>

<br>After nightfall on Thursday, March 6, look for <span style=3D"color:rgb=
(0,0,255)"><b>Aldebaran </b></span>to the upper left of the Moon and the <s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Pleiades </b></span>to the Moon&#39;s u=
pper right. <br>

<br>On Saturday, March 8, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>moon </=
b></span>entering its First-quarter Moon stands above Orion high in the sou=
th in the evening. The bright light upper left of the Moon is Jupiter. With=
 the moon going into its First Quarter Phase, it will rise at noon and set =
at midnight.<br>

<br><i><b>In the wee hours of Sunday morning, March 9 at 2:00 a.m., dayligh=
t-saving time begins. Clocks spring forward an hour. </b></i><br><br>On Sat=
urday, March 1, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun </b></span>ro=
se at 6:58 a.m. and will set at 6:06 p.m. giving 11 hours 7 minutes of dayl=
ight hours.&nbsp; On Saturday, March 8, the sun will rise at 6:45 a.m. and =
set at 6:15 p.m. to give 11 hours 30 minutes of daylight hours (These value=
s are for Moncton, New Brunswick). <i><b>The days are getting longer, birds=
 are getting brighter plumage and males are getting more vocal!</b></i><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 style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>(brightening from =
magnitude +0.8 to +0.3 this week) glimmers low above the east-southeast hor=
izon during dawn. Look for it far lower left of Venus. <br><br><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude &ndash;4.8) blazes a=
s the &quot;Morning Star&quot; before and during dawn; look southeast.&nbsp=
; <br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude &ndash=
;0.5) rises around 10 p.m., a fiery blaze 6=B0 to the left of icy Spica. Th=
e two of them are highest in the south around 3 a.m., with Spica now lower =
right of Mars. <br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude &nd=
ash;2.4) dominates the high south during evening. No other point in the eve=
ning sky is so bright. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn=
 </b></span>(magnitude +0.5) rises around midnight and is highest in the so=
uth before dawn. By then it&#39;s far left of Mars and Spica, and less far =
to the upper right of Mars-coloured Antares.<br>


<br><br>Blake&#39;s Pick of NASA&#39;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/ap140226.html"><span style=3D"c=
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</font><br><font size=3D"4"><b>&nbsp;</b><br><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.go=
v/apod/ap140226.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140226.html</a><br><span>=
</span></font><div><div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images=
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