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--=====================_3100218==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From NatureNB: ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE: On Friday, March 4, the MOON [Lune] went into its=20 New Phase meaning it will rise and go down with=20 the sun to leave very dark nights. Expect higher=20 high tides and lower low tides. Early March is when SIRIUS, the brightest star in=20 the night sky, shines at its highest due south right after dark. By Saturday, March 5, if the sky is clear, very=20 low in the west soon after sunset, with=20 binoculars or birding scope, MERCURY [Mercure]=20 will be lower left of the very thin waxing=20 crescent Moon. Brighter Jupiter higher up guides the way to them. Look northeast after dark to spot the BIG DIPPER=20 [Grand Ours], standing on its handle. On Saturday, March 12 the moon will go into its=20 First Quarter phase. Also DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins Sunday morning the= 13th. This Week's Planet Roundup: MERCURY [Mercure] (about magnitude -1.4) is=20 emerging very low in the western twilight. Look=20 for it to the lower right of Jupiter, as soon=20 after sunset as you can pick up Jupiter. The=20 later in the week the better. Mercury moves rapidly higher each day. VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -4.1) shines low in the southeast during dawn. MARS is out of sight behind the glare of the Sun.=20 It will remain so for about the next three months. JUPITER (magnitude -2.1) is getting lower in the=20 west every day. Look for it there as twilight=20 deepens. It sets right after dark. SATURN (magnitude +0.5) will be best seen in a=20 birding scope much later in the night when it=20 gains high altitude. It's highest in the south=20 around 3 a.m. Saturn's rings are 10=B0 from edge=20 on and very visible with a birding scope. Wish for clear skies, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - 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 --=====================_3100218==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> From NatureNB:<br><br> <b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE:<br><br> </u></b>On Friday, March 4, the MOON [Lune] went into its New Phase meaning it will rise and go down with the sun to leave very dark nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br> Early March is when SIRIUS, the brightest star in the night sky, shines at its highest due south right after dark.<br><br> By Saturday, March 5, if the sky is clear, very low in the west soon after sunset, with binoculars or birding scope, MERCURY [Mercure] will be lower left of the very thin waxing crescent Moon. Brighter Jupiter higher up guides the way to them. <br><br> Look northeast after dark to spot the BIG DIPPER [Grand Ours], standing on its handle.<br><br> On Saturday, March 12 the moon will go into its First Quarter phase. Also DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins Sunday morning the 13th. <br><br> <br> <b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup</u>:<br><br> </b>MERCURY [Mercure] (about magnitude -1.4) is emerging very low in the western twilight. Look for it to the lower right of Jupiter, as soon after sunset as you can pick up Jupiter. The later in the week the better. Mercury moves rapidly higher each day.<br><br> VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -4.1) shines low in the southeast during dawn.<br><br> MARS is out of sight behind the glare of the Sun. It will remain so for about the next three months.<br><br> JUPITER (magnitude -2.1) is getting lower in the west every day. Look for it there as twilight deepens. It sets right after dark.<br><br> SATURN (magnitude +0.5) will be best seen in a birding scope much later in the night when it gains high altitude. It's highest in the south around 3 a.m. Saturn's rings are 10=B0 from edge on and very visible with a birding scope.<br><br> Wish for clear skies,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> 902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<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, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<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> </html> --=====================_3100218==.ALT--
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