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Index of Subjects --=====================_194448296==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From Nelson Poirier at Nature Moncton ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE On Wednesday, June 8, the MOON [Lune] will go=20 into its First Quarter phase meaning it will be=20 rising at noon and setting at midnight. Around 11 p.m., the dim LITTLE DIPPER floats=20 straight upward from POLARIS at the end of its=20 handle, like a lost helium balloon trailing its string. With summer almost here, the big SUMMER TRIANGLE=20 is coming to dominate the eastern sky. Its=20 topmost and brightest star is VEGA, plain to see.=20 Look lower left of Vega, by two or three=20 fist-widths at arm's length, for DENEB, the=20 brightest star in its area. Farther to the lower right of Vega is ALTAIR. On Saturday, June 4 SUNRISE [lever de soleil]=20 will be at 5:37 am with sunset at 21:06. On=20 Saturday, June 11, SUNSET [coucher de soleil]=20 will be at 5:35 am and sunset at 21:11. This Week's Planet Roundup: MERCURY [Mercure] is lost in the glow of sunrise. VENUS, ar magnitude -3.8, shines very low as dawn=20 grows bright.. Look for it low above the=20 east-northeast horizon 20 to 30 minutes before sunrise. MARS, vastly fainter at magnitude +1.3, is moving=20 increasingly away to Venus's upper right. Try for it with binoculars. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.1, rises around the=20 first light of dawn is and well up in good view=20 in the east before dawn becomes too bright. Venus is far to its lower left. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is in=20 excellent evening view high in the south. In a=20 birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0 from edge=20 on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come and are readily seen. Forwarded by: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - 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 --=====================_194448296==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <font size=3D4><b><u>From Nelson Poirier at Nature Moncton<br><br> </u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br> </b>On Wednesday, June 8, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its First Quarter phase meaning it will be rising at noon and setting at midnight. <br><br> Around 11 p.m., the dim <b>LITTLE DIPPER</b> floats straight upward from <b>POLARIS </b>at the end of its handle, like a lost helium balloon trailing its string.<br> <br> With summer almost here, the big <b>SUMMER TRIANGLE</b> is coming to dominate the eastern sky. Its topmost and brightest star is VEGA, plain to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or three fist-widths at arm's length, for DENEB, the brightest star in its area. Farther to the lower right of Vega is ALTAIR. <br><br> On Saturday, June 4 <b>SUNRISE </b>[lever de soleil] will be at 5:37 am with sunset at 21:06. On Saturday, June 11, SUNSET [coucher de soleil] will be at 5:35 am and sunset at 21:11. <br><br> <b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup: <br><br> </u>MERCURY </b>[Mercure] is lost in the glow of sunrise.<br><br> <b>VENUS</b>, ar magnitude -3.8, shines very low as dawn grows bright.. Look for it low above the east-northeast horizon 20 to 30 minutes before sunrise.<br> <br> <b>MARS</b>, vastly fainter at magnitude +1.3, is moving increasingly away to Venus's upper right. Try for it with binoculars.<br> <br> <b>JUPITER</b>, at magnitude -2.1, rises around the first light of dawn is and well up in good view in the east before dawn becomes too bright. Venus is far to its lower left. <br><br> <b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is in excellent evening view high in the south. In a birding scope Saturn's rings are 7.3=C2=B0 fro= m edge on, their minimum tilt for more than a decade to come and are readily seen. <br><br> Forwarded by:<br><br> </font><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> 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, "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> --=====================_194448296==.ALT--
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