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--001a1138073e07bd73050c5e7198 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *May 9 - 17* Some daily sky sights among the ever-changing Moon, planets, and stars. Comet Lovejoy is at its best this week and next, especially now that the Moon is gone from the evening sky. The comet is glowing at about 4th magnitude well to the west of Orion early in the week =E2=80=94 nice in bin= oculars and possibly visible very dimly to the unaided eye, depending on your sky conditions. By week's end it's higher overhead, nearly west of the Pleiades. In this coldest time of the year, the dim Little Dipper hangs straight down from Polaris after dusk as if from a nail on the cold north wall of the sky= . The Big Dipper, meanwhile, is creeping up low in the north-northeast, with its handle very low and its bowl to the upper right. On Tuesday, January 13, the Moon will go into its Third Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. Catch Mercury and Venus shining closest together as twilight fades on Saturday evening the 10th. By Saturday the 17th, Mercury is pulling away to Venus's right. On Saturday, January 10 Venus and Mercury are closest together this evening in twilight, 0.7=C2=B0 apart. Look low in the southwest about 45 minutes af= ter sunset. Little Mars looks on from their upper left. They'll stay within 1= =C2=B0 of each other through Monday. Here it is the coldest very bottom of the year, and the Summer Star, Vega, is still hanging in there. Look for it twinkling over the northwest horizon during and shortly after nightfall. The farther north you are the higher it will be. As Vega sinks low, the Northern Cross stands upright on the horizon to its left. In early evening at this time of year, the Great Square of Pegasus balances on one corner high in the west. By Wednesday, January 14,Mercury is pulling away to the right of Venus now in twilight. Look low in the southwest. This evening they're still only 1.3=C2=B0 apart: roughly a finger's width at arm's length. Bright Capella high overhead, and bright Rigel in Orion's foot, are at almost the same right ascension =E2=80=94 so they cross your sky=E2=80=99s = meridian at almost the same time (around 10:30 p.m. now. This means that whenever Capella passes its very highest, Rigel marks true south over your landscape= . Sirius twinkles brightly after dusk below Orion in the southeast. Around 9 p.m., Sirius shines precisely below fiery Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder. Sirius leads Betelgeuse early in the evening; Betelgeuse leads later. On Saturday, January 10, the sun rose at 7:59 a.m. and will set at 4:54 p.m. giving 8 hours 54 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, January 17, the sun will rise at 7:55 a.m. and set at 5:03 p.m. to give 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). *This Week's Planet Roundup * Mercury is having a close pairing with Venus; look for them in low the southwest in the afterglow of sunset. Mercury is about magnitude =E2=80=930= .8; Venus shines 17 times brighter than that at magnitude =E2=80=933.9. They sh= ine closest together, 0.7=C2=B0 apart, on Saturday the 10th. They remain within= 1=C2=B0 of each other through the 12th. By Friday the 16th Mercury is 2.2=C2=B0 to Venus's right or lower right. Mars (magnitude +1.2) glows in the southwest at dusk upper left of Venus and Mercury. Mars continues to set around 9 p.m. Jupiter (magnitude =E2=80=932.5) rises in the east-northeast around 8 p.m. = About 50 minutes later, fainter Regulus (magnitude +1.4) rises below it. By dawn they're way over in the west =E2=80=94 with Regulus now to Jupiter's upper = left. Saturn (magnitude +0.5) glows in the southeast before and during dawn. Look below it (by 10=C2=B0) for twinklier Antares. *Blake's Pick**=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B** of NASA's Weekly Photos:* =E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B*The Windmill's Moon=E2=80=8B* <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150110= .html> http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150110.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> --001a1138073e07bd73050c5e7198 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><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 <span>Sky</span> at a Glance</b></u><= /font><br><font size=3D"4"><u><b>May 9 - 17</b></u></font><br></div><font s= ize=3D"4"><br> </font><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Some daily sky sights among the ever-changing Moon, = planets, and stars.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Comet Lovejoy is at its best this week and next, esp= ecially now that the Moon is gone from the evening sky. The comet is glowing at abo= ut 4th magnitude well to the west of Orion early in the week =E2=80=94 nice in= binoculars and possibly visible very dimly to the unaided eye, depending on your sky conditions. By week's end it's higher overhead, nearly west of the = Pleiades. <br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">In this coldest time of the year, the dim Little Dip= per hangs straight down from Polaris after dusk as if from a nail on the cold n= orth wall of the sky.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Big Dipper, meanwhile, is creeping up low in the north-northeast, with its handle very low and its bowl to the upper right.<= /p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Tuesday, January 13, the Moon will go into its Th= ird Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Catch Mercury and Venus shining closest together as = twilight fades on Saturday evening the 10th. </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">By Saturday the 17th, Mercury is pulling away to Ven= us's right.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Saturday, January 10 Venus and Mercury are closes= t together this evening in twilight, 0.7=C2=B0 apart. Look low in the southwe= st about 45 minutes after sunset. Little Mars looks on from their upper left. They&#= 39;ll stay within 1=C2=B0 of each other through Monday.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= ><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Here it is the coldest very bottom of the year, and = the Summer Star, Vega, is still hanging in there. Look for it twinkling over th= e northwest horizon during and shortly after nightfall. The farther north you= are the higher it will be.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">As Vega sinks low, the Northern Cross stands upright= on the horizon to its left.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">In early evening at this time of year, the Great Squ= are of Pegasus balances on one corner high in the west.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">= <br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">By Wednesday, January 14,Mercury is pulling away to the right of Venus now in twilight. Look low = in the southwest. This evening they're still only 1.3=C2=B0 apart: roughly= a finger's width at arm's length.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bright Capella high overhead, and bright Rigel in Or= ion's foot, are at almost the same right ascension =E2=80=94 so they cross your sky=E2= =80=99s meridian at almost the same time (around 10:30 p.m. now. This means that whenever Capel= la passes its very highest, Rigel marks true south over your landscape.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sirius twinkles brightly after dusk below Orion in t= he southeast. Around 9 p.m., Sirius shines precisely below fiery Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder. Sirius leads Betelgeuse early in the evening; Betelge= use leads later. <br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Saturday, January 10, the sun rose at 7:59 a.m. a= nd will set at 4:54 p.m. giving 8 hours 54 minutes of daylight hours.<span style>= =C2=A0 </span>On Saturday, January 17, the sun will rise at 7:55 a.m. and set at 5:03 p.m. to give 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b= r></p> </font></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><di= v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:= large;display:inline"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mercury is having a close pairing with Venus; look f= or them in low the southwest in the afterglow of sunset. Mercury is about magnitude =E2=80=930.8; Venus shines 17 times brighter than that at magnitude =E2=80= =933.9. They shine closest together, 0.7=C2=B0 apart, on Saturday the 10th. They remain within= 1=C2=B0 of each other through the 12th. By Friday the 16th Mercury is 2.2=C2=B0 to Ven= us's right or lower right. <br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mars (magnitude +1.2) glows in the southwest at dusk= upper left of Venus and Mercury. Mars continues to set around 9 p.m.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jupiter (magnitude =E2=80=932.5) rises in the east-n= ortheast around 8 p.m. About 50 minutes later, fainter Regulus (magnitude +1.4) rises below= it. By dawn they're way over in the west =E2=80=94 with Regulus now to Jupi= ter's upper left.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Saturn (magnitude +0.5) glows in the southeast befor= e and during dawn. Look below it (by 10=C2=B0) for twinklier Antares.</p> <br> <br><b>Blake's Pick</b><b>=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B</b><b> of NASA's Weekl= y Photos:</b></div></font><font size=3D"4"><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty= le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80= =8B=C2=A0 =E2=80=8B</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:= tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80=8B<a href=3D"http:= //apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150110.html"><b>The Windmill's Moon=E2=80=8B</b>= </a></div><br><br><span></span></font><div><div><font size=3D"4"><img src= =3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"><a href=3D"http:/= /apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150110.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150110.html<= /a></font></div><div><div><img src=3D"https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/m= ail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"> </font></span></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><span><font color=3D"#888= 888">-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a 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