[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - Sept 18-24

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

** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE

By 11 p.m. the BIG DIPPER has swung around to lie=20
level low in the north-northwest.

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the MOON [Lune] will go=20
into its Last Quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at=
 noon.

On Friday, Sept. 23, the September equinox occurs=20
at 6:04 a.m., when the SUN crosses the equator=20
heading south. Fall begins in the Northern=20
Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

On Saturday, September 17 SUNRISE was at 7:07 and=20
SUNSET is at 19:35. On Saturday, September 24=20
sunrise will be at 7:16 and sunset will be at 19:21.

This Week's Planet Roundup:

MERCURY [Mercure] (about magnitude +1.5) is=20
sinking down deep into the glow of sunrise. Early=20
in the week you can try looking for it low in the=20
east about 30 minutes before sunup. Binoculars=20
help.  Don't confuse it with the twinkly star Regulus, well to its upper=
 right.

VENUS [V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) "may be" viewable=20
in binoculars just above the horizon due west a=20
mere 15 minutes after sunset. It will move much higher in the coming months.

MARS (magnitude +1.3) rises around 3 a.m. By the=20
beginning of dawn it's in good view high in the east.

JUPITER (magnitude -2.8) rises in the=20
east-northeast around the end of twilight.

SATURN [Saturne] (magnitude +0.9) is disappearing for the season.

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

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<font size=3D4>From the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Nature
Moncton Info Line</b></font><font size=3D4>, courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br>
</font><font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A
GLANCE<br><br>
</u></b></font><font size=3D4>By 11 p.m. the
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>BIG DIPPER</b></font><font size=
=3D4>
has swung around to lie level low in the north-northwest.<br><br>
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON
</b></font><font size=3D4>[Lune] will go into its Last Quarter Phase
meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.<br><br>
On Friday, Sept. 23, the September equinox occurs at 6:04 a.m., when the
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN
</b></font><font size=3D4>crosses the equator heading south. Fall begins in
the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere.<br><br>
On Saturday, September 17 </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNRISE
</b></font><font size=3D4>was at 7:07 and
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNSET </b></font><font size=3D4>=
is
at 19:35. On Saturday, September 24 sunrise will be at 7:16 and sunset
will be at 19:21.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b><u>This Week's Planet
Roundup:<br><br>
</u></font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF">MERCURY
</b></font><font size=3D4>[Mercure] (about magnitude +1.5) is sinking down
deep into the glow of sunrise. Early in the week you can try looking for
it low in the east about 30 minutes before sunup. Binoculars help.&nbsp;
Don't confuse it with the twinkly star Regulus, well to its upper
right.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VENUS
</b></font><font size=3D4>[V=E9nus] (magnitude -3.9) &quot;may be&quot;
viewable in binoculars just above the horizon due west a mere 15 minutes
after sunset. It will move much higher in the coming months.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS
</b></font><font size=3D4>(magnitude +1.3) rises around 3 a.m. By the
beginning of dawn it's in good view high in the east.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>JUPITER
</b></font><font size=3D4>(magnitude -2.8) rises in the east-northeast
around the end of twilight.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SATURN
</b></font><font size=3D4>[Saturne] (magnitude +0.9) is disappearing for
the season.<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 <br>
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