[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights

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 From the Nature Moncton Info Line, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

On Sunday, August 21, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at=
 noon.

One of the two brightest stars of summer is icy=20
white VEGA, now high overhead at dusk.

On Saturday, August 20, the SUN [Soleil] rose at=20
06:30 and will set at 20:22. On Saturday, August=20
27, the sun will rise at 06:38 and set at 20:10.


This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] and VENUS [V=E9nus] are hidden deep in the glow of the=
 Sun.

MARS, at magnitude +1.4, rises around 3 a.m.  By=20
the beginning of dawn it's in good view up in the east.

JUPITER, at magnitude -2.6, rises in the east-northeast around midnight.

SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.9, is sinking=20
ever lower in the west-southwest at dusk.

Forwarded By:


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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>From the <b>Nature Moncton Info Line</b>, courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br>
<b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br><br>
</u></b>On Sunday, August 21, the <b>MOON </b>[Lune] will go into its
Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at
noon.<br><br>
One of the two brightest stars of summer is icy white <b>VEGA</b>, now
high overhead at dusk.<br><br>
On Saturday, August 20, the <b>SUN </b>[Soleil] rose at 06:30 and will
set at 20:22. On Saturday, August 27, the sun will rise at 06:38 and set
at 20:10.<br><br>
<br>
<b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup:<br><br>
</u>MERCURY </b>[Mercure] and <b>VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] are hidden deep in the
glow of the Sun.<br><br>
<b>MARS</b>, at magnitude +1.4, rises around 3 a.m.&nbsp; By the
beginning of dawn it's in good view up in the east.<br><br>
<b>JUPITER</b>, at magnitude -2.6, rises in the east-northeast around
midnight.<br><br>
<b>SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.9, is sinking ever lower in the
west-southwest at dusk. <br><br>
Forwarded By:<br><br>
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<font size=3D4>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><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><u>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font><font size=3D4> <br><br>
author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><u>
<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora=3D"autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br>
</a></u></font><font size=3D4>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 </font></body>
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