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--20cf301b69a7f5e9f604b500dead Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 Dec 24-31 **VEGA*, the so-called summer star still shine brightly in the northwest early these evenings. On Saturday, Dec. 24, look for the Christmas star. On this date every year you can go out around 9 p.m. and spot the constellation *ORION *well up in the southeast. Look below it for bright star *SIRIUS*, on the rise. When Sirius is low, it often twinkles with vivid flashing colours, which show up especially well in binoculars. All stars do this but Sirius is so bright that the ffect is especially pronounced. Also on Saturday, Dec. 24, the *MOON *[Lune] goes into its new phase, which means that it will rise and set with the sun to leave dark, moonless nights. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. On Saturday, Dec. 24, the *SUN *[Soleil] rose at 8:01 and sets at 16:44. On Saturday, Dec. 31, the SUN [Soleil] will rise at 8:02 and set at 16:50. *This Week's Planet Roundup **MERCURY *[Mercure], at about magnitude -0.3, is now having an excellent apparition in the dawn, about an hour before sunrise. Look for it low above the southeast horizon, very far lower left of the Saturn-Spica pair. *VENUS *[V=E9nus] at magnitude -3.9, shines as the "Evening Star" in the southwest during twilight. It's getting a little higher each week, on its way to a grand apparition high in the evening sky this winter and much of the spring. *MARS*, at magnitude +0.5, rises around midnight. It's highest in the south before the first light of dawn, with *REGULUS* now to its right. *JUPITER*, at magnitude -2.7, blazes high in the southeast after dark and a little higher in the south around 9 p.m. It sets around 3 a.m. *SATURN *[Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, rises around 3 a.m. and glows in the southeast well before dawn. *SPICA*, similar in brightness at magnitude +1.0 is about 5 or 6 degrees to the right. Brighter *ARCTURUS *shines far to the their upper left. --=20 Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> 144 Bayview Drive, White's Lake, Nova Scotia B3T 1Z1 CANADA (902) 852-2077 (208) 439-8719 (fax) My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com/> Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> ** <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>** Author, "*Birding Sites of Nova Scotia* <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> --20cf301b69a7f5e9f604b500dead Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <font size=3D"4"><b>From the </b></font><b><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"= 4">Nature Moncton Info Line</font></b><font size=3D"4">, courtesy of Nelson Poirier:<br><br> </font><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"5"><u><b>** THIS WEEK'S SKY AT A GLANCE</b><br> </u></font>=A0<br> <font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"5"><b>Some events in the changing sky for D= ec 24-31<font size=3D"4"><br><br></font></b></font><font size=3D"4"><b styl= e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">VEGA</b>, the so-called summer star still shine = brightly in the northwest early these evenings.<br> <br> On Saturday, Dec. 24, look for the Christmas star. On this date every=20 year you can go out around 9 p.m. and spot the constellation <b style=3D"co= lor:rgb(102,0,204)">ORION </b>well=20 up in the southeast. Look below it for bright star <b style=3D"color:rgb(51= ,51,153)">SIRIUS</b>, on the rise.=20 When Sirius is low, it often twinkles with vivid flashing colours, which show up especially well in binoculars. All stars do this but Sirius is=20 so bright that the ffect is especially pronounced.</font> <br> <font size=3D"4"><br> Also on Saturday, Dec. 24, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">MOON </b>[= Lune] goes into its new phase,=20 which means that it will rise and set with the sun to leave dark,=20 moonless nights. =A0Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br> On Saturday, Dec. 24, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">SUN </b>[Soleil= ] rose at 8:01 and sets at 16:44.=20 On Saturday, Dec. 31, the SUN [Soleil] will rise at 8:02 and set at=20 16:50.</font> <br> <br> <br><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"5"><b><u>This Week's Planet Roundup<br><font size=3D"4"><br></font></u></b></font><font size=3D"4"><b s= tyle=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">MERCURY </b>[Mercure], at about magnitude -0.= 3, is now having an excellent=20 apparition in the dawn, about an hour before sunrise. Look for it low=20 above the southeast horizon, very far lower left of the Saturn-Spica=20 pair.<br><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">VENUS </b>[V=E9nus] at magnitude -3.9, sh= ines as the "Evening Star" in the=20 southwest during twilight. It's getting a little higher each week, on= =20 its way to a grand apparition high in the evening sky this winter and=20 much of the spring.<br><br> <b><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">MARS</span></b>, at magnitude +0.5,= rises around midnight. It's highest in the=20 south before the first light of dawn, with <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)= ">REGULUS</b> now to its right.<br><br><b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">JU= PITER</b>, at magnitude -2.7, blazes high in the southeast after dark and a little higher in the south around 9 p.m. It sets around 3 a.m.<br><br> <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">SATURN </b>[Saturne], at magnitude +0.7, = rises around 3 a.m. and glows in=20 the southeast well before dawn. <b style=3D"color:rgb(102,0,204)">SPICA</b>= , similar in brightness at=20 magnitude +1.0 is about 5 or 6 degrees to the right. Brighter <b style=3D"c= olor:rgb(102,0,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">ARCTURUS=20 </b>shines far to the their upper left.</font> <br><font size=3D"4"><br></font>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:b= maybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>144 Bayview Drive= ,<br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br> B3T 1Z1 CANADA <br><a href=3D"tel:%28902%29%20852-2077" value=3D"+190285220= 77" target=3D"_blank">(902) 852-2077</a><br> <a href=3D"tel:%28208%29%20439-8719" value=3D"+12084398719" target=3D"_blan= k">(208) 439-8719</a> (fax)</font><br> <font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com/" targe= t=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16= px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min= -height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heigh= t:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px= "></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></sp= an><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><sp= an style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><br> <br>Organiser, <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank= "><b>Maritimes Nature Travel Club</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;= width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:= 16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;m= in-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-hei= ght:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16= px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></= span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><= br> </font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span= ><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span> <font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_bla= nk"><font color=3D"#0000ff"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span></u></font></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;w= idth:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:1= 6px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;mi= n-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-heig= ht:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16p= x"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></s= pan><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span></= font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></span><= font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"4"><u><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;widt= h:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-h= eight:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:= 16px"></span></u></font> <font size=3D"4"><br> Author, "<a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" target=3D"_blank"><b= >Birding Sites of Nova Scotia</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;widt= h:16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px= ;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-h= eight:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:= 16px"></span></font><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height= :16px"></span><br> <br> --20cf301b69a7f5e9f604b500dead--
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