[NatureNS] The Coming Week's Night Sky Highlights

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Forwarded From Nature Moncton:

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

With summer less than a month away, the big=20
SUMMER TRIANGLE is making its appearance in the=20
east. Its topmost and brightest star is VEGA,=20
plain to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or=20
three fist-widths at arm's length, for DENEB, the=20
brightest star in that area. Farther to the lower=20
right of Vega is ALTAIR, the last of the three=20
Summer Triangle stars to rise, around 11 p.m.

On Wednesday, June 1, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its New Phase meaning it will rise and set=20
with the sun to leave moonless nights. Expect=20
higher high tides and lower low tides.

On Saturday, May 28 SUNRISE [lever de soleil] was=20
at 5:41 am and SUNSET [coucher de soleil] at=20
21:00. On Saturday, June 4 sunrise will be at 5:37 am and sunset at 21:06.

This Week's Planet Roundup:

Low in the dawn, MERCURY [Mercure], VENUS=20
[V=E9nus], MARS, and JUPITER continue drawing=20
farther apart in a long diagonal line. Jupiter is=20
the highest and easiest. Far to its lower left=20
are faint Mars, then bright Venus, and then=20
very-low Mercury. Use binoculars for Mars and Mercury.

SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.6, is in=20
excellent evening view high in the south. In a=20
birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=B0 from edge=20
on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to=20
come and very visible on a clear night.

Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton

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Wishing for clear skies,

Blake


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/
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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<font size=3D4>Forwarded From Nature Moncton:<br><br>
<b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br>
</u></b>&nbsp;<br>
With summer less than a month away, the big <b>SUMMER TRIANGLE</b> is
making its appearance in the east. Its topmost and brightest star is
<b>VEGA</b>, plain to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or three
fist-widths at arm's length, for <b>DENEB</b>, the brightest star in that
area. Farther to the lower right of Vega is <b>ALTAIR</b>, the last of
the three Summer Triangle stars to rise, around 11 p.m.&nbsp; <br><br>
On Wednesday, June 1, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its New Phase
meaning it will rise and set with the sun to leave moonless nights.
Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br>
On Saturday, May 28 <b>SUNRISE </b>[lever de soleil] was at 5:41 am and
<b>SUNSET </b>[coucher de soleil] at 21:00. On Saturday, June 4 sunrise
will be at 5:37 am and sunset at 21:06.<br><br>
This Week's Planet Roundup: <br><br>
Low in the dawn, <b>MERCURY </b>[Mercure], <b>VENUS </b>[V=E9nus],
<b>MARS</b>, and <b>JUPITER </b>continue drawing farther apart in a long
diagonal line. Jupiter is the highest and easiest. Far to its lower left
are faint Mars, then bright Venus, and then very-low Mercury. Use
binoculars for Mars and Mercury.<br><br>
<b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.6, is in excellent evening view
high in the south. In a birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=B0 from edge
on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come and very visible on
a clear night. <br><br>
Nelson Poirier,<br>
Nature Moncton<br><br>
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Wishing for clear skies,<br><br>
Blake<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br>
</a>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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