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--047d7b86e55a573fb6050ce3aa12 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *May =E2=80=8B16=E2=80=8B - =E2=80=8B24=E2=80=8B* Comet Lovejoy is still at its predicted brightest this week, and it's high in the evening sky with no Moon yet. The comet is glowing at about 4th magnitude more or less west of the Pleiades. It's very obvious in binoculars, and it's dimly visible to the unaided eye if you have a very good dark sky. Early this week, Mercury is still fairly easy to pick up as it moves away to the right of Venus. Bright Capella high overhead, and bright Rigel in Orion's foot, are at almost the same right ascension - so they cross your sky's meridian at almost the same time around 10:30 p.m., Whenever Capella passes its very highest, Rigel marks true south over your landscape. Both shine brilliantly at zero magnitude. On Saturday, January 17, Comet Lovejoy is 8=C2=B0 west-southwest of the Ple= iades this evening and Sunday evening as well. Sirius twinkles brightly after dusk below Orion this week. Around 9 p.m., Sirius shines precisely below fiery Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder. Sirius leads Betelgeuse early in the evening; Betelgeuse leads later. Orion shines high in the southeast in early evening now. Orion is the showiest constellation, but his main pattern is surprisingly small compared to some of his dimmer neighbors. Gemini shines high in the east these evenings, off to the left of Orion. The Moon will go into its new phase on Tuesday, January 20 meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. On Friday, January 23, the Moon, dim Mars, and bright Venus form a big diagonal line in the west in twilight. Every week, brilliant Sirius, the Dog Star, glitters higher in the southeast after dusk. Look high above it for Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder, shining reddish-orange. On Saturday, January 17, the sun rose at 7:55 a.m. and will set at 5:03 p.m. giving 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, January 24, the sun will rise at 7:49 a.m. and set at 5:12 p.m. to give 9 hours 22 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). *This Week's Planet Roundup * =E2=80=8BMercury is coming off its close pairing with Venus. Look for them = in low the southwest in the afterglow of sunset. Venus is by far the most obvious, shining at magnitude -3.9. On Friday the 16th Mercury was still just 2.2=C2= =B0 to Venus's lower right, and still magnitude -0.5. But Mercury fades rapidly day by day, while falling away farther to the lower right. By week's end it's essentially gone. Mars (magnitude +1.2) continues to glow in the southwest at dusk, to Venus's upper left. It still sets around 9 p.m. Jupiter (magnitude -2.5) rises around 7 p.m. in the east-northeast. Nearly an hour later, fainter Regulus (magnitude +1.4) rises below it. By 10 p.m. They're shining high in the east. Saturn (magnitude +0.5) glows in the southeast before and during dawn. Below Saturn by 10=C2=B0, look for orange Antares. *Blake's Pick**=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B** of NASA's Weekly Photos* *: Comet Lovejoy's Tail <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150117.html>http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150117= .html <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150117.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> --047d7b86e55a573fb6050ce3aa12 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4"><b>Cour= tesy 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=C2=A0<div class=3D"gmail_default" styl= e=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80= =8B16=E2=80=8B</div> - <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ta= homa,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80=8B24=E2=80=8B</div><= /b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"><br> Comet Lovejoy is still at its predicted brightest this week, and it's h= igh in the evening sky with no Moon yet. The comet is glowing at about 4th = magnitude more or less west of the Pleiades. It's very obvious in binoc= ulars, and it's dimly visible to the unaided eye if you have a very goo= d dark sky. <br><br>Early this week, Mercury is still fairly easy to pick u= p as it moves away to the right of Venus.<br><br>Bright Capella high overhe= ad, and bright Rigel in Orion's foot, are at almost the same right asce= nsion - so they cross your sky's meridian at almost the same time aroun= d 10:30 p.m., Whenever Capella passes its very highest, Rigel marks true so= uth over your landscape. Both shine brilliantly at zero magnitude.<br><br>O= n Saturday, January 17, Comet Lovejoy is 8=C2=B0 west-southwest of the Plei= ades this evening and Sunday evening as well.<br><br>Sirius twinkles bright= ly after dusk below Orion this week. Around 9 p.m., Sirius shines precisely= below fiery Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder. Sirius leads Betelgeuse ea= rly in the evening; Betelgeuse leads later. <br><br>Orion shines high in th= e southeast in early evening now. Orion is the showiest constellation, but = his main pattern is surprisingly small compared to some of his dimmer neigh= bors.<br><br>Gemini shines high in the east these evenings, off to the left= of Orion. <br><br>The Moon will go into its new phase on Tuesday, January = 20 meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. Expect higher high tid= es and lower low tides.<br>On Friday, January 23, the Moon, dim Mars, and b= right Venus form a big diagonal line in the west in twilight.<br><br>Every = week, brilliant Sirius, the Dog Star, glitters higher in the southeast afte= r dusk. Look high above it for Betelgeuse in Orion's shoulder, shining = reddish-orange. <br><br>On Saturday, January 17, the sun rose at 7:55 a.m. = and will set at 5:03 p.m. giving 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight hours.=C2=A0= On Saturday, January 24, the sun will rise at 7:49 a.m. and set at 5:12 p.= m. to give 9 hours 22 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Monct= on, New Brunswick). <br><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><div c= lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:lar= ge;display:inline"> =E2=80=8BMercury is coming off its close pairing with Venus. Look for them = in low the southwest in the afterglow of sunset. Venus is by far the most o= bvious, shining at magnitude -3.9. On Friday the 16th Mercury was still jus= t 2.2=C2=B0 to Venus's lower right, and still magnitude -0.5. But Mercu= ry fades rapidly day by day, while falling away farther to the lower right.= By week's end it's essentially gone.<br><br>Mars (magnitude +1.2) = continues to glow in the southwest at dusk, to Venus's upper left. It s= till sets around 9 p.m.<br><br>Jupiter (magnitude -2.5) rises around 7 p.m.= in the east-northeast. Nearly an hour later, fainter Regulus (magnitude +1= .4) rises below it. By 10 p.m. They're shining high in the east.<br><br= >Saturn (magnitude +0.5) glows in the southeast before and during dawn. Bel= ow Saturn by 10=C2=B0, look for orange Antares.<br><br> <br><b>Blake's Pick</b><b>=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B</b><b> of NASA's Weekl= y Photos</b><b><b>: <a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150117.html">Com= et Lovejoy's Tail</a><br><br><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150= 117.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150117.html</a><br> </b></b></div></f= ont><br><br><b></b> <div><div><img src=3D"https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/= images/cleardot.gif"></div><div><div><img src=3D"https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui= /v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><span><font color=3D"#88888= 8"> </font></span></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><span><font color=3D"#888= 888">-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target= =3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia </font><br> <font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" tar= get=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:= 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