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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_oVo7R4o5yqe9t7IEWhOWbg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline Thanks Blake! On 09/07/11=2C Blake Maybank =3Cmaybank=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E wrote=3A= =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E From the Nature Moncton Info Line=2C courtesy of Nelson =3E Poirier=3A =3E = =3E = =3E ** THIS WEEK=27S SKY AT A GLANCE =3E = =3E = =3E Low in the southwest as twilight fades=2C look well to the left of =3E the Moon for orange-red ANTARES - a summer star on its way out for =3E the year=2E =3E = =3E = =3E On Sunday=2C Sept=2E 4 the MOON went into its First-quarter Phase =3E meaning it would rise at noon and set at midnight=2E =3E = =3E = =3E Midway between sunset and sunrise this week=2C the Pointer stars of = the Big =3E Dipper are straight down below POLARIS AKA the North =3E Star=2E =3E = =3E = =3E The two brightest stars after dark are icy white VEGA=2C now just =3E west of the zenith almost straight overhead=2C and Arcturus=2C pale =3E yellow-orange=2C shining ever lower in the west=2E =3E = =3E = =3E SUNRISE on Saturday=2C September 3 was at 6=3A47 a=2Em=2E and SUNSET= =3E at 19=3A57=2E=A0 Sunrise on Saturday=2C September 10 will be at 6=3A= 55 =3E a=2Em=2E and sunset at 19=3A44=2E=A0 Note how sunrise is now approac= hing =3E 7a=2Em=2E =3E = =3E = =3E This Week=27s Planet Roundup=3A =3E = =3E = =3E MERCURY is having a good dawn apparition=2C brightening from =3E magnitude -0=2E2 to -0=2E9 this week=2E Look for it low in the east-= northeast =3E about an hour before sunrise=2E =3E = =3E = =3E VENUS is hidden in the glare of the Sun=2E =3E = =3E = =3E MARS (magnitude +1=2E4) rises around 3 a=2Em=2E=A0 By the beginning =3E of dawn it=27s in quite good view well up in the east=2E =3E = =3E = =3E JUPITER (magnitude -2=2E6) rises in the east-northeast around 11 =3E p=2Em=2E Jupiter shines highest in the south before dawn=2C making t= his the =3E best time to examine it with a birding scope=2E A birding scope will= allow =3E you to see some of Jupiter=27s moons on a clear night=2E =3E = =3E = =3E SATURN (magnitude +0=2E9) is disappearing into the sunset=2E Look fo= r =3E it low above the western horizon as twilight fades=2E = =3E = =3E = =3E Forwarded By=3A =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E --------------------------------------------------------------------= --------- =3E = =3E Blake Maybank =3E = =3E maybank=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca =3E = =3E = =3E http=3A//www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/blakemaybank/ =3E = =3E 902-852-2077 =3E = =3E = =3E Editor=2C =22Nova Scotia Birds=22 =3E = =3E = =3E http=3A//nsbs=2Echebucto=2Eorg =3E = =3E = =3E Organiser=2C Maritimes Nature Travel Club =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E http=3A//tinyurl=2Ecom/naturetravel(http=3A//tinyurl=2Ecom/naturetra= vel) = =3E = =3E = =3E author=2C =22Birding Sites of Nova Scotia=22 =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E http=3A//tinyurl=2Ecom/birdingns =3E = =3E Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside =3E front and back covers=3A =3E = =3E = =3E http=3A//tinyurl=2Ecom/mr627d(http=3A//tinyurl=2Ecom/mr627d) = =3E = =3E = =3E White=27s Lake=2C Nova Scotia=2C Canada = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E = -- =22The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same lev= el of thinking that created them=2E=22 Albert Einstein =22When one tugs at a single thing in nature=2C he finds it attached to = the rest of the world=2E=22 John Muir --Boundary_(ID_oVo7R4o5yqe9t7IEWhOWbg) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline Thanks Blake!=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cspan=3EOn 09/07/= 11=2C =3Cb class=3D=22name=22=3EBlake Maybank =3C/b=3E =26lt=3Bmaybank=40= ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=26gt=3B wrote=3A=3C/span=3E=3Cblockquote cite=3D=22m= id=3A =26lt=3B20110907160956=2EJWZD22212=2Etorspm04=2Etoronto=2Ermgopenw= ave=2Ecom=40maybank=2Ens=2Esympatico=2Eca=22 class=3D=22iwcQuote=22 styl= e=3D=22border-left=3A 1px solid rgb(0=2C 0=2C 255)=3B padding-left=3A 13= px=3B margin-left=3A 0pt=3B=22 type=3D=22cite=22=3E=3Cdiv class=3D=22mim= epart text html=22=3E=3Cspan=3E=3Cp=3E =3Ctable=3E=3Ctbody=3E=3Ctr=3E=3Ctd=3E=3Cp=3E =3Cfont size=3D=224=22=3EFrom the =3Cb=3ENature Moncton Info Line=3C/b=3E= =2C courtesy of Nelson Poirier=3A=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3Cb=3E=3Cu=3E** THIS WEEK=27S SKY AT A GLANCE=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3C/u=3E=3C/b=3ELow in the southwest as twilight fades=2C look well to t= he left of the Moon for orange-red =3Cb=3EANTARES =3C/b=3E- a summer star on its wa= y out for the year=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E On Sunday=2C Sept=2E 4 the =3Cb=3EMOON =3C/b=3Ewent into its First-quart= er Phase meaning it would rise at noon and set at midnight=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E= Midway between sunset and sunrise this week=2C the Pointer stars of the = Big Dipper are straight down below =3Cb=3EPOLARIS =3C/b=3EAKA the North Star=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E The two brightest stars after dark are icy white =3Cb=3EVEGA=3C/b=3E=2C = now just west of the zenith almost straight overhead=2C and Arcturus=2C pale yellow-orange=2C shining ever lower in the west=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3Cb=3ESUNRISE =3C/b=3Eon Saturday=2C September 3 was at 6=3A47 a=2Em=2E= and =3Cb=3ESUNSET =3C/b=3Eat 19=3A57=2E=A0 Sunrise on Saturday=2C September 10 will be at = 6=3A55 a=2Em=2E and sunset at 19=3A44=2E=A0 Note how sunrise is now approaching= 7a=2Em=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3Cb=3E=3Cu=3EThis Week=27s Planet Roundup=3A=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3C/u=3EMERCURY =3C/b=3Eis having a good dawn apparition=2C brightening = from magnitude -0=2E2 to -0=2E9 this week=2E Look for it low in the east-nort= heast about an hour before sunrise=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3Cb=3EVENUS =3C/b=3Eis hidden in the glare of the Sun=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr= /=3E =3Cb=3EMARS =3C/b=3E(magnitude +1=2E4) rises around 3 a=2Em=2E=A0 By the= beginning of dawn it=27s in quite good view well up in the east=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr = /=3E =3Cb=3EJUPITER =3C/b=3E(magnitude -2=2E6) rises in the east-northeast ar= ound 11 p=2Em=2E Jupiter shines highest in the south before dawn=2C making this = the best time to examine it with a birding scope=2E A birding scope will all= ow you to see some of Jupiter=27s moons on a clear night=2E=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr = /=3E =3Cb=3ESATURN =3C/b=3E(magnitude +0=2E9) is disappearing into the sunset= =2E Look for it low above the western horizon as twilight fades=2E =3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E= Forwarded By=3A=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E =3C/font=3E=3Cx-sigsep=3E=3C/x-sigsep=3E=3C/p=3E=3Cp=3E ------------------------------------------------------------------------= -----=3Cbr /=3E =3Cfont size=3D=224=22=3EBlake Maybank=3Cbr /=3E maybank=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3Cbr /=3E =3Ca eudora=3D=22autourl=22 href=3D=22http=3A//www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos= /blakemaybank/=22 target=3D=221=22=3E http=3A//www=2Eflickr=2Ecom/photos/blakemaybank/=3Cbr /=3E =3C/a=3E902-852-2077=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E Editor=2C =2