[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - Nov 19-26

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 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. 19-26

On Friday, Nov. 18, the MOON went into its=20
Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.

On Saturday, Nov. 19, the SUN rose at 7:25 a.m.=20
and sets at 4:44 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 26, the=20
sun will rise at 7:35 a.m. and set at 4:38 p.m.

This Week's Planet Roundup

*Mercury* (about magnitude 0) begins the week=20
nicely visible to the lower right of bright=20
Venus, low in the southwest during=20
twilight.  Mercury becomes a little tougher each=20
day, fading and sinking farther away to Venus's=20
lower right. A birding scope will make it easier=20
to spot Mercury in a clear sky night.

*Venus* (magnitude --3.9) is creeping higher into=20
better view in the southwest during twilight.=20
It's on its way up for a grand, high
apparition as the "Evening Star" during and after twilight all this winter.

*Mars* (magnitude +0.9) rises around 1 a.m. By=20
the beginning of dawn it's high in the=20
south-southeast. It's near the star Regulus,=20
which is only a little fainter at magnitude +1.3 and slightly blue-white.

*Jupiter* (magnitude --2.8) blazes high in the=20
east at dusk and higher in the southeast to south=20
later in the evening. In a birding scope=20
Jupiter's moons can be seen, usually 4 of them.

*Saturn* (magnitude +0.8) is low in the=20
east-southeast as dawn begins, a little higher=20
every morning. The sparkly star Spica (magnitude=20
+1.0) is 4=BD=B0 to its right. Brighter Arcturus=20
shines far to their left or upper left.

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Forwarded, with permission, by:
Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/
902-852-2077


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<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>&nbsp;<br>
<font size=3D5 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Some events in the changing sky for Nov.
19-26<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D4>On Friday, Nov. 18, the
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>MOON </b></font><font size=3D4>we=
nt
into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at
noon.<br><br>
On Saturday, Nov. 19, the </font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>SUN
</b></font><font size=3D4>rose at 7:25 a.m. and sets at 4:44 p.m. On
Saturday, Nov. 26, the sun will rise at 7:35 a.m. and set at 4:38
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>(about magnitude 0) begins the week nicely
visible to the lower right of bright Venus, low in the southwest during
twilight.&nbsp; Mercury becomes a little tougher each day, fading and
sinking farther away to Venus's lower right. A birding scope will make it
easier to spot Mercury in a clear sky night.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Venus*</b></font><font size=3D4>
(magnitude --3.9) is creeping higher into better view in the southwest
during twilight. It's on its way up for a grand, high<br>
apparition as the &quot;Evening Star&quot; during and after twilight all
this winter.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Mars*</b></font><font size=3D4>
(magnitude +0.9) rises around 1 a.m. By the beginning of dawn it's high
in the south-southeast. It's near the star Regulus, which is only a
little fainter at magnitude +1.3 and slightly blue-white.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Jupiter*</b></font><font size=3D=
4>
(magnitude --2.8) blazes high in the east at dusk and higher in the
southeast to south later in the evening. In a birding scope Jupiter's
moons can be seen, usually 4 of them.<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>*Saturn*</b></font><font size=3D4=
>
(magnitude +0.8) is low in the east-southeast as dawn begins, a little
higher every morning. The sparkly star
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Spica
</b></font><font size=3D4>(magnitude +1.0) is 4=BD=B0 to its right. Brighter
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0000FF"><b>Arcturus
</b></font><font size=3D4>shines far to their left or upper left.<br><br>
</font>
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<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>
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