[NatureNS] FWD: The night sky for the week ahead

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 From NatureNB

(and here is hoping we have some clear nights -- forecast is not good)

** This week's sky at a glance.

On, Monday night, Dec. 13, the GEMINID METEOR=20
SHOWER should peak in the late evening. Best viewing is after midnight.

Also on Monday night, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its first quarter phase, meaning that it=20
will rise at noon and set at midnight.

On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the beginning of winter will be just a week away.

By about 10:30 p.m. this week, the dim LITTLE=20
DIPPER [Petit Ours] hangs straight down from the=20
North Star, "as if it were a nail on the north=20
wall of the sky." The brighter BIG DIPPER [Grand=20
Ours] is rearing upward on its handle, low in the NNE.

Again a heads up for the total eclipse of the=20
Moon, the night of December 20-21. The Moon will=20
be high in the late-night or early-morning sky.


This week's planet roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] is fading rapidly and dropping from sight into the sunset.

VENUS [V=E9nus], at bright magnitude -4.8, shines=20
in the southeast before and during dawn. It's now=20
at its greatest height as "the morning star." In=20
fact, Venus rises some two hours before the first glimmer of dawn.

MARS, at magnitude +1.3, is deep in bright=20
evening twilight, near Mercury. They will be=20
closest, approximately one degree apart, on=20
Monday the 13th. Try sweeping for them with=20
binoculars or a bird scope soon after sunset.

JUPITER, at magnitude -2.5, shines in the south=20
to southwest during evening, the brightest star-like point in the sky.

SATURN, at magnitude +0.8, rises around 2 a.m.,=20
and is well up in the southeast before and during=20
dawn, to the far upper right of brilliant Venus.


Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton



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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
http://nsbs.chebucto.org

Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns
Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada =20
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 From NatureNB<br><br>
(and here is hoping we have some clear nights -- forecast is not
good)<br><br>
<b><u>** This week's sky at a glance.<br><br>
</u></b>On, Monday night, Dec. 13, the GEMINID METEOR SHOWER should peak
in the late evening. Best viewing is after midnight.<br><br>
Also on Monday night, the MOON [Lune] will go into its first quarter
phase, meaning that it will rise at noon and set at midnight. <br><br>
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the beginning of winter will be just a week
away.<br><br>
By about 10:30 p.m. this week, the dim LITTLE DIPPER [Petit Ours] hangs
straight down from the North Star, &quot;as if it were a nail on the
north wall of the sky.&quot; The brighter BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours] is
rearing upward on its handle, low in the NNE.<br><br>
Again a heads up for the total eclipse of the Moon, the night of December
20-21. The Moon will be high in the late-night or early-morning sky.
<br><br>
<br>
<b><u>This week's planet roundup:<br><br>
</u></b>MERCURY [Mercure] is fading rapidly and dropping from sight into
the sunset. <br><br>
VENUS [V=E9nus], at bright magnitude -4.8, shines in the southeast before
and during dawn. It's now at its greatest height as &quot;the morning
star.&quot; In fact, Venus rises some two hours before the first glimmer
of dawn. <br><br>
MARS, at magnitude +1.3, is deep in bright evening twilight, near
Mercury. They will be closest, approximately one degree apart, on Monday
the 13th. Try sweeping for them with binoculars or a bird scope soon
after sunset.<br><br>
JUPITER, at magnitude -2.5, shines in the south to southwest during
evening, the brightest star-like point in the sky. <br><br>
SATURN, at magnitude +0.8, rises around 2 a.m., and is well up in the
southeast before and during dawn, to the far upper right of brilliant
Venus. <br><br>
<br>
Nelson Poirier,<br>
Nature Moncton<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href=3D"http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br>
<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br>
</a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back
covers:<br>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body>
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