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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 Feb 04-11

*On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the *MOON *[Lune] goes into its full phase, meaning
that it will be visible all night, to give potentially brilliant nights
with reflection from fresh snow. Expect higher high tide and lower low
tides.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the *SUN *[Soleil] rose at 7:39 a.m. and will set at
5:28 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 11, it will rise at 7:29 a.m. and set at 5:39
p.m. Maybe that's what's getting some birds thinking spring.

*This Week's Planet Roundup

**MERCURY *[Mercure] is out of sight, in conjunction with the sun.

*VENUS *[V=E9nus] at magnitude -4.1, is the brilliant "Evening Star" shinin=
g
in the southwest during and after dusk. It doesn't set until about two
hours after dark. Venus will continue to appear a bit brighter and stay up
later all winter.

*MARS*, at magnitude -0.7, rises in the east around 9 p.m. Mars is
brightening rapidly as it approaches the earth. It shines highest in the
south around 3 a.m.

*JUPITER*, at magnitude -2.3, shines high in the SSW at dusk, moves lower
towards the southwest as evening advances, and sets in the west around
midnight.

*SATURN *[Saturne], at magnitude +0.6, rises in the east around midnight
and is highest in the south before dawn. *SPICA*, a bit fainter at
magnitude +1.0 is 7 degrees to its right or upper right. Saturn's rings are
now tilted a generous 15 degrees from our line of sight. This is the most
open the rings have appeared since 2007; it's an excellent time to aim a
birding scope at Satun, to clearly see its rings on a clear night.

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Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
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>

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Poirier:<br><br>
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<br><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" targe=
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White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia<br>

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