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--=====================_1721046==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From the Nature Moncton Info Line, courtesy of Nelson Poirier: ** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE Some events in the changing sky for Oct. 8 -- 14 Even as the stars begin to come out in twilight,=20 the constellation CASSIOPEIA is already higher in=20 the northeast now than the sinking BIG DIPPER is=20 in the northwest. Cassiopeia's broad W pattern is currently standing on end. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the MOON [Lune] will go into=20 its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night.=20 Expect lower low tides and higher high tides.=20 This moon is sometimes referred to as the Hunter's Moon. SUNRISE [lever de soleil] on Saturday October 8=20 was at 7:34 a.m. and SUNSET [coucher de soleil]=20 will be at 6:54 p.m. On Saturday, October 15=20 sunrise will be at 7:43 a.m. and sunset at 6:41 p.m. This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY [Mercure], about magnitude -0.7, is very=20 deep in the sunset. For a challenge, use=20 binoculars or a birding scope shortly after=20 sundown if the air is very clear to see if you=20 can pick up Mercury barely above the horizon to the lower right of Venus. VENUS [V=E9nus], at magnitude -3.9, is just above=20 the west-southwest horizon 15 or 20 minutes after=20 sunset. It is still very early in its apparition=20 compared to the way we will see it as the=20 'Evening Star' blazing high in twilight in the coming months. MARS, at magnitude +1.3, rises around 2 a.m. By=20 the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the east but not easy to spot. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.9, rises in the=20 east-northeast during twilight and blazes=20 brightly in the east to southeast all evening.=20 Jupiter shines highest in the south after=20 midnight, making this the best time to examine it=20 with a birding scope and to see some of its moons. SATURN [Saturne] is out of sight in conjunction behind the Sun. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded with permission by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_1721046==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <font size=3D4><b>From the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF">Nature Moncton Info Line</font><font size=3D4>, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br><br> </font><font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><u>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE<br> </u></b></font> <br> <font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Some events in the changing sky for Oct. 8 -- 14<br><br> </b></font><font size=3D4>Even as the stars begin to come out in twilight, the constellation </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>CASSIOPEIA </b></font><font size=3D4>is already higher in the northeast now than the sinking </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>BIG DIPPER</b></font><font size=3D4> is in the northwest. Cassiopeia's broad W pattern is currently standing on end.<br><br> On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON </b></font><font size=3D4>[Lune] will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all night. Expect lower low tides and higher high tides. This moon is sometimes referred to as the Hunter's Moon.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNRISE </b></font><font size=3D4>[lever de soleil] on Saturday October 8 was at 7:34 a.m. and </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNSET </b></font><font size=3D4>[coucher de soleil] will be at 6:54 p.m. On Saturday, October 15 sunrise will be at 7:43 a.m. and sunset at 6:41 p.m.<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 -0.7, is very deep in the sunset. For a challenge, use binoculars or a birding scope shortly after sundown if the air is very clear to see if you can pick up Mercury barely above the horizon to the lower right of Venus.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VENUS </b></font><font size=3D4>[V=E9nus], at magnitude -3.9, is just above the west-southwest horizon 15 or 20 minutes after sunset. It is still very early in its apparition compared to the way we will see it as the 'Evening Star' blazing high in twilight in the coming months.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS</b></font><font size=3D4>, a= t magnitude +1.3, rises around 2 a.m. By the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the east but not easy to spot.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>JUPITER</b></font><font size=3D4>= , at magnitude -2.9, rises in the east-northeast during twilight and blazes brightly in the east to southeast all evening. Jupiter shines highest in the south after midnight, making this the best time to examine it with a birding scope and to see some of its moons.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SATURN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Saturne] is out of sight in conjunction behind the Sun. <br><br> </font><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<br> <font size=3D4>Forwarded with permission by:<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> </font></body> </html> --=====================_1721046==.ALT--
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