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It's 7:33 a.m.(Jan 2, 2011), my last morning in North Vancouver (where I've spent Christmas); it is clear here again today, and to mark the occasion, I just came in from my son's front deck after catching a great view of early morning objects in the sky, which I began to enjoy, starting about 6:45 a.m. Lined up along the ecliptic from SE to south was the very thin Crescent Moon, with Mercury about 4 degrees above it, about 12 degrees further westward was Antares and the three leading stars of Scorpius, the low morning atmosphere caused Antares to give off pulsating, bright flashes of red. Venus dominated the scene in its beautiful brilliance, nicely up in the SSE. Looking south and upward my gaze crossed Spica and just beyond (about 8 degrees) at one o'clock, Saturn! What a great early morning experience! Below me was the sweeping view of the city scape of Vancouver, still mostly sleeping in the early twilight. A line of soft blue lights outlined the location of the Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park below me to the west. Beyond that, a view of the Salish Sea and the distant jagged mountain peaks of Vancouver Island divided land from sky. A thrilling sight for the beginning of a new year. I experienced a similar view New Year's morning, however low cloud prevented me from seeing Mercury. The thin crescent of the Moon, in some thin haze, was situated just above Antares. All the best, Sherman
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