[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - Jun 1-9

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Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

This Week's Sky at a Glance *Some night sky sights for June 1 =96 9*

By 11 p.m. the *Summer Triangle* is up in the east. Its top corner is *Vega=
*,
the brightest star in the eastern sky. *Deneb *is the brightest star to
Vega's lower left. Look for *Altair *farther to Venus's lower right.

On Tuesday afternoon, June 5, the *Transit of Venus across the face of the
Sun* takes place. This should definitely be not looked at directly without
proper filters or some other method of projecting it on a screen or some
other object which can be done with binoculars placed properly.  Web site =
=3D
*http://tinyurl.com/cvl862u*

On Monday June 4, the *Moon *will go into its Full Phase meaning we will
see it all night as it rises as the sun sets and sets as the sun rises.
Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.

With June well under way, the *Big Dipper* has swung around to hang down by
its handle high in the northwest during evening.



On Saturday, June 2, the *Sun *will rise at 5:38 a.m. and set at 9:05 p.m.
On Saturday June 9, the sun will rise at 5:35 a.m. and set at 9:10 p.m.



*This Week's Planet Roundup*



*Mercury* is beginning to emerge into view low in the sunset. By late this
week, look for it low in the west-northwest about 30 minutes after sundown.



*Venus* is essentially hidden in the glare of the Sun this week =97 except
for about 6 hours and 20 minutes when its *black silhouette transits the
face of the Sun itself* on the afternoon of June 5. For full information,
see the article *Your Guide to Viewing the Transit of
Venus<http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Your-Viewing-Guide-to-t=
he-Transit-of-Venus-155396605.html>
* and its links to safely viewing the Sun, photographing the event,
watching it on webcams worldwide, and much more. This will be the last
Venus transit until 2117.

*Mars* (magnitude +0.5) shines orange high in the southwest at dusk and
lower in the west as evening grows late.

*Jupiter* is buried deep in the sunrise.

*Saturn* (magnitude +0.5) shines high in the south at nightfall. Below it
by nearly 5=B0 is Spica, looking a trace fainter and bluer. By late evening
they move to the southwest. Saturn=92s rings can be clearly seen with a
birding scope on clear nights.

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Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog:  *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>

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<font size=3D"4">Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:<br><br></font>

<h1 style=3D"margin-top:8.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-=
left:0in">This Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</h1>

<h4 style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8.35pt"><font size=3D"4"><i>Some night sky sigh=
ts for June 1 =96 9</i></font></h4>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">By 11 p.m. the <b style=3D"color:rg=
b(51,51,255)">Summer Triangle</b> is up in the east. Its top
corner is <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Vega</b>, the brightest star in=
 the eastern sky. <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Deneb </b>is the bright=
est
star to Vega&#39;s lower left. Look for <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">A=
ltair </b>farther to Venus&#39;s lower right.<span>=A0 </span></font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><span>On Tuesday afternoon, June 5</span>,
the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Transit of Venus across the face of t=
he Sun</b> takes place. This should
definitely be not looked at directly without proper filters or some other
method of projecting it on a screen or some other object which can be done =
with
binoculars placed properly.=A0 Web site =3D <b><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.co=
m/cvl862u">http://tinyurl.com/cvl862u</a></b></font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4">On Monday June 4, the <b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"=
>Moon </b>will go into its Full Phase meaning we will see
it all night as it rises as the sun sets and sets as the sun rises. Expect
higher high tides and lower low tides.</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">With June well under way, the <b st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Big Dipper</b> has swung around to
hang down by its handle high in the northwest during evening.</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">=A0</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">On Saturday, June 2, the <b style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Sun </b>will rise at 5:38 a.m. and set
at 9:05 p.m. On Saturday June 9, the sun will rise at 5:35 a.m. and set at =
9:10
p.m</font>.<span style>=A0 </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:18.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">This
Week&#39;s Planet Roundup</span></b> </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">M=
ercury</b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>is beginning to emer=
ge into view low in the
sunset. By late this week, look for it low in the west-northwest about 30
minutes after sundown. </font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4">=A0</font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">V=
enus</b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>is essentially hidden =
in the glare of the Sun
this week =97 except for about 6 hours and 20 minutes when its <b>black
silhouette transits the face of the Sun itself</b> on the afternoon of June=
 5. For
full information, see the article <b><a href=3D"http://www.skyandtelescope.=
com/observing/home/Your-Viewing-Guide-to-the-Transit-of-Venus-155396605.htm=
l" target=3D"new_window">Your Guide to Viewing the Transit of Venus</a></b>=
 and its
links to safely viewing the Sun, photographing the event, watching it on
webcams worldwide, and much more. This will be the last Venus transit until
2117. </font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Mars</b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +0.5) shines orange high in th=
e southwest at dusk and
lower in the west as evening grows late. </font></p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Jupiter</b><span styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>is buried deep in the sunrise. </font></=
p>

<p><font size=3D"4"><b style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Saturn</b><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +0.5