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) rises around midnight and is highest in the south before dawn b --001a1134ad4ecfcc0b04f4e23dfb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cool thanks Blake! On 16 March 2014 07:35, Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> wrote: > *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* > > *This Week's Sky at a Glance* > *March 14 - 22* > > The *Big Dipper* glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing > on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl > (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, currently to > their left. > > If you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and around by a little > more than a Dipper length, you'll arc to *Arcturus*, now rising in the > east. > > Draw a line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is > attached, continue far on, and you'll go to *Gemini*. > > On Sunday, March 16, the *Moon *will go into its Full Phase meaning we > will see it all night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. > > On Thursday, March 20, Spring begins at the equinox: 1:57 p.m. This is > when the Sun crosses the equator heading north for the year. > > This year's huge "*Winter Diamond*" - bright Jupiter on top, bright > Sirius on the bottom, and Procyon and Betelgeuse forming the left and rig= ht > corners - persists well into spring. It stands straight up in the south > around dusk, and then tips westward as the evening advances. > > On Saturday, March 15, the *sun *rose at 7:32 a.m. and will set at 7:25 > p.m. giving 11 hours 52 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, March 22= , > the sun will rise at 7:19 a.m. and set at 7:35 p.m. to give 12 hours 15 > 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 report announces official Spring!* > Sometime on Thursday. > > > *This Week's Planet Roundup * > > *Mercury *(magnitude +0.1) is low above the east-southeast horizon a half > hour before sunrise. Look for it 20=B0 lower left of bright Venus. Binocu= lars > will help. > > *Venus *(magnitude -4.6) shines as the bright "Morning Star" before and > during dawn; look southeast. > > *Mars *(magnitude -0.9) rises soon after dark, a fiery blaze with fainter > icy Spica 5=B0 to its right. They're highest in the south around 4 a.m. > > *Jupiter *(magnitude -2.3) dominates sky overhead at dusk, then sinks > westward through the late evening and early morning hours. > > *Saturn *(magnitude +0.3) rises around midnight and is highest in the > south before dawn begins. By then it's far left of Mars and Spica, and le= ss > far to the upper right of Mars-coloured Antares. > > > *Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos*: > *The Sun Rotating <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140312.html> * (video) > > > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140312.html > > -- > 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= > > > > --=20 Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --001a1134ad4ecfcc0b04f4e23dfb Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Cool thanks Blake!</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br= ><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 March 2014 07:35, Blake Maybank <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bmayba= nk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4"><b>Courtes= y 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>March 14 - 22</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4">= <br> The <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Big Dipper</b></span> glitters hi= gh in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars f= orming the front of the Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Pointe= rs; they point to Polaris, currently to their left. <br> <br>If you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and around by a = little more than a Dipper length, you'll arc to <span style=3D"color:rg= b(0,0,255)"><b>Arcturus</b></span>, now rising in the east. <br><br>Draw a = line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attac= hed, continue far on, and you'll go to <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255= )"><b>Gemini</b></span>. <br> <br>On Sunday, March 16, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Moon </b= ></span>will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night. Expec= t higher high tides and lower low tides. <br><br>On Thursday, March 20, Spr= ing begins at the equinox: 1:57 p.m. This is when the Sun crosses the equat= or heading north for the year. <br> <br>This year's huge "<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Winter= Diamond</b></span>" - bright Jupiter on top, bright Sirius on the bot= tom, and Procyon and Betelgeuse forming the left and right corners - persis= ts well into spring. It stands straight up in the south around dusk, and th= en tips westward as the evening advances. <br> <br>On Saturday, March 15, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(204,204,204)"><b>su= n </b></span>rose at 7:32 a.m. and will set at 7:25 p.m. giving 11 hours 52= minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, March 22, the sun will rise at = 7:19 a.m. and set at 7:35 p.m. to give 12 hours 15 minutes of daylight hour= s (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting longe= r, birds are getting brighter plumage and males are getting more vocal. <sp= an style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>This week's report=A0 announces offi= cial Spring!</b></span><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ta= homa,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline"> Sometime on Thursday.</div> <br><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>(magnitude +0.1) i= s low above the east-southeast horizon a half hour before sunrise. Look for= it 20=B0 lower left of bright Venus. Binoculars will help. <br><br><span s= tyle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude -4.6) shines as = the bright "Morning Star" before and during dawn; look southeast.= <br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude -0.9) = rises soon after dark, a fiery blaze with fainter icy Spica 5=B0 to its rig= ht. They're highest in the south around 4 a.m. <br><br><span style=3D"c= olor:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude -2.3) dominates sky ove= rhead at dusk, then sinks westward through the late evening and early morni= ng hours. <br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0.3= ) rises around midnight and is highest in the south before dawn begins. By = then it's far left of Mars and Spica, and less far to the upper right o= f Mars-coloured Antares. <br> <br><br><u>Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos</u>:<div class=3D"g= mail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;displa= y:inline"> <b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140312.html" target=3D= "_blank">The Sun Rotating</a> </b> (video)<br> <br>=A0</div><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140312.html" target=3D"= _blank">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140312.html</a><br><br><span></span></f= ont><div><div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.= gif"></div> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> </font></span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><span><f= ont color=3D"#888888">-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gm= ail.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= 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