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--=====================_19645250==.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. 23 -- 30 On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the MOON [Lune] will go=20 into its New Phase meaning we will not see it=20 during the night, as it rises and sets with the=20 sun. Expect lower low tides and higher high=20 tides. A good time to check out the Petitcodiac River Tidal Bore. Halloween is approaching, and this means that=20 ARCTURUS, the star sparkling low in the=20 west-northwest in twilight, is taking on its role=20 as "the Ghost of Summer Suns." For several days=20 centered on October 29th every year, Arcturus=20 occupies a special place in the sky above the=20 landscape. It closely marks the spot where the=20 Sun stood at exactly the same time of the day=20 during warm June and July -- in broad daylight,=20 of course! So, in the last days of October each=20 year, you can think of Arcturus as the chilly=20 Halloween ghost of the departed summer Sun. On Saturday, October 22, SUNRISE [lever de=20 soleil] was at 7:46 AM and SUNSET [coucher de=20 soleil] will be at 6:21 PM. On Saturday, October=20 29, sunrise will be at 7:55 AM and sunset at 6:10=20 PM. The days are shortening on schedule!! This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY [Mercure], about magnitude -0.3, is deep=20 in the sunset below much-brighter Venus. If the=20 air is very clear, use binoculars or a birding=20 scope about 15 or 20 minutes after sundown this=20 week to see if you can pick up Mercury 3=B0 lower=20 right of Venus early in the week, and 2=B0 below Venus later in the week. VENUS [V=E9nus], at magnitude -3.8, is a little=20 above the west-southwest horizon 20 or 30 minutes=20 after sunset. It's getting less difficult to spot each week. MARS, at magnitude +1.2, rises around 2 AM. By=20 the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the east-southeast. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.9, shines low in the=20 east-northeast in twilight, and then blazes=20 higher in the east to southeast all evening.=20 Jupiter is nearly at its highest in the south by midnight. SATURN [Saturne] is deep in the glow of sunrise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded, with permission, by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_19645250==.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. 23 -- 30<br><br> </b></font><font size=3D4>On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON </b></font><font size=3D4>[Lune] will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it during the night, as it rises and sets with the sun. Expect lower low tides and higher high tides. A good time to check out the Petitcodiac River Tidal Bore.<br><br> Halloween is approaching, and this means that </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>ARCTURUS</b></font><font size=3D4= >, the star sparkling low in the west-northwest in twilight, is taking on its role as "the Ghost of Summer Suns." For several days centered on October 29th every year, Arcturus occupies a special place in the sky above the landscape. It closely marks the spot where the Sun stood at exactly the same time of the day during warm June and July -- in broad daylight, of course! So, in the last days of October each year, you can think of Arcturus as the chilly Halloween ghost of the departed summer Sun.<br><br> On Saturday, October 22, </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNRISE </b></font><font size=3D4>[lever de soleil] was at 7:46 AM and </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUNSET </b></font><font size=3D4>[coucher de soleil] will be at 6:21 PM. On Saturday, October 29, sunrise will be at 7:55 AM and sunset at 6:10 PM. The days are shortening on schedule!!<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 -0.3, is deep in the sunset below much-brighter Venus. If the air is very clear, use binoculars or a birding scope about 15 or 20 minutes after sundown this week to see if you can pick up Mercury 3=B0 lower right of Venus early in the week, and 2=B0 below Venus later in the week.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VENUS </b></font><font size=3D4>[V=E9nus], at magnitude -3.8, is a little above th= e west-southwest horizon 20 or 30 minutes after sunset. It's getting less difficult to spot each week.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS</b></font><font size=3D4>, a= t magnitude +1.2, rises around 2 AM. By the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the east-southeast.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>JUPITER</b></font><font size=3D4>= , at magnitude -2.9, shines low in the east-northeast in twilight, and then blazes higher in the east to southeast all evening. Jupiter is nearly at its highest in the south by midnight.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SATURN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Saturne] is deep in the glow of sunrise. <br><br> </font> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -<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> --=====================_19645250==.ALT--
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