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--=====================_17743656==.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 Nov. 6-12 DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME ENDS in the wee hours of=20 Sunday morning. Clocks "fall back" an hour. On Thursday, Nov. 10, the MOON [Lune] will go=20 into its Full Phase meaning we will see it all=20 night on clear nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. On Saturday, November 5, the SUN [Soleil] rose at=20 8:05 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday,=20 November 12, the sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and=20 set at 4:51 p.m. The apparent surprising change is a result of the time= change. This Week's Planet Roundup MERCURY [Mercure] and VENUS [V=E9nus], at=20 magnitudes -0.3 and -3.8, respectively, remain 2=20 degrees apart just above the southwest horizon in=20 bright twilight. Venus is on top; Mercury, much=20 fainter, is below it. Early in the week look to=20 their left to try to spot the twinkly star=20 ANTARES. On November 10th all three line up in a=20 diagonal row with Antares on the bottom, if you=20 can see that low in bright twilight. Binoculars=20 and especially a birding scope help. MARS, at magnitude +1.0, rises around 2 a.m. By=20 the beginning of dawn Mars is high in the east-southeast. JUPITER, at magnitude -2.9, continues blazing=20 unusually brightly now that it's just past=20 opposition. It's low in the east-northeast in=20 twilight, higher in the east to southeast through=20 the evening, and stands highest in the south by the middle of the night. SATURN [Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, is low in=20 the east as dawn begins, a little higher every morning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Forwarded, with permission, by: Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 --=====================_17743656==.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 Nov. 6-12<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF">DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME ENDS</b></font><font size=3D4> in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Clocks "fall back" an hour.<br><br> On Thursday, Nov. 10, 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 on clear nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br> On Saturday, November 5, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN </b></font><font size=3D4>[Soleil] rose at 8:05 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, November 12, the sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. and set at 4:51 p.m. The apparent surprising change is a result of the time change.<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, remain 2 degrees apart just above the southwest horizon in bright twilight. Venus is on top; Mercury, much fainter, is below it. Early in the week look to their left to try to spot the twinkly star </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>ANTARES</b></font><font size=3D4>= . On November 10th all three line up in a diagonal row with Antares on the bottom, if you can see that low in bright twilight. Binoculars and especially a birding scope help.<br><br> </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MARS</b></font><font size=3D4>, a= t magnitude +1.0, rises around 2 a.m. By the beginning of dawn Mars is 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, continues blazing unusually brightly now that it's just past opposition. It's low in the east-northeast in twilight, higher in the east to southeast through the evening, and stands highest in the south by 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 low in the east as dawn begins, a little higher every 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> --=====================_17743656==.ALT--
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