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--=====================_21921625==.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. 30 -- Nov. 5 Face west after dark and look very high for VEGA,=20 the brightest star there. Even higher above it,=20 near the zenith, is DENEB. Farther to Vega's left=20 or lower left shines ALTAIR. These three stars=20 form the increasingly misnamed Summer Triangle. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the MOON [Lune] will go=20 into its First-quarter Phase meaning that it will=20 rise at noon and set at midnight. On Saturday night, Nov. 5 DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME=20 ENDS. Clocks "fall back" an hour as of Sunday morning. On Saturday, October 29, the SUN [Soleil] rose at=20 7:47 a.m. and will set at 6:09 p.m. (Halifax, Nova Scotia) On Saturday, November 5, the sun will rise at 7:55 a.m. and set at 5:59 p.m. This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY [Mercure] and VENUS [V=E9nus], at=20 magnitudes -0.3 and -3.8, respectively, are close=20 together just above the southwest horizon in=20 bright twilight all week. Venus is on top; much=20 fainter Mercury is 2=B0 below it. Binoculars and=20 especially a birding scope will help, especially with Mercury. MARS, at magnitude +1.1, rises around 2 a.m. By=20 the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the=20 east-southeast. Mars is closing in on the=20 similarly bright star Regulus below it. They're=20 7=B0 apart on October 29th and 4=B0 apart by November 5th. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.9, blazes brightly at=20 opposition. It's low in the east-northeast in=20 twilight, higher in the east to southeast all=20 evening, and highest in the south around the middle of the night. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is very low=20 in the east-southeast as dawn brightens, becoming=20 a little easier to see above the horizon each morning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded, with permission, by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_21921625==.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. 30 -- Nov. 5<br><br> </b></font><font size=3D4>Face west after dark and look very high for </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VEGA</b></font><font size=3D4>, t= he brightest star there. Even higher above it, near the zenith, is </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>DENEB</b></font><font size=3D4>. Farther to Vega's left or lower left shines </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>ALTAIR</b></font><font size=3D4>. These three stars form the increasingly misnamed Summer Triangle.<br><br> On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON </b></font><font size=3D4>[Lune] will go into its First-quarter Phase meaning that it will rise at noon and set at midnight.<br><br> On Saturday night, Nov. 5 </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME ENDS</b></font><font size=3D4>. Clocks "fall back" an hour as of Sunday morning.<br><br> On Saturday, October 29, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Soleil] rose at 7:47 a.m. and will set at 6:09 p.m. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)<br> On Saturday, November 5, the sun will rise at 7:55 a.m. and set at 5:59 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] and </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>VENUS </b></font><font size=3D4>[V=E9nus], at magnitudes -0.3 and -3.8, respectively, are close together just above the southwest horizon in bright twilight all week. Venus is on top; much fainter Mercury is 2=B0 below it. Binoculars and especially a birding scope will help, especially with Mercury.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS</b></font><font size=3D4>, a= t magnitude +1.1, rises around 2 a.m. By the beginning of dawn it's in view high in the east-southeast. Mars is closing in on the similarly bright star Regulus below it. They're 7=B0 apart on October 29th and 4=B0 apart by November 5th.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>JUPITER</b></font><font size=3D4>= , at magnitude -2.9, blazes brightly at opposition. It's low in the east-northeast in twilight, higher in the east to southeast all evening, and highest in the south around the middle of the night.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SATURN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is very low in the east-southeast as dawn brightens, becoming a little easier to see above the horizon each morning. <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> </font></body> </html> --=====================_21921625==.ALT--
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