[NatureNS] Sky Report - Courtesy of Nelson Poirier

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This Week's Sky at a Glance

Some night sky sights for January 4 =E2=80=93 12



Friday morning, January 4 was the latest sunrise of the year.



On Friday, January 4, the moon went into its Last Quarter Phase meaning =
it will rise at midnight and set at noon.=20



At this coldest time of the year, Sirius rises around 8 p.m. Orion's =
three-star Belt points down almost to Sirius's rising place; watch for =
it there. Once Sirius is up, it twinkles slowly and deeply through the =
thick layers of low atmosphere, then faster and more shallowly as it =
gains altitude. Its flashes of colour also speed up and blend into =
shimmering white as the star climbs to shine through thinner air.



On Friday, January 11 the moon will go into its New Phase meaning it =
will not be seen during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower =
low tides.



 On Saturday, January 5, the sun rose at 8:02 a.m. and will set at 4:55 =
p.m. On Saturday, January 12, the sun will rise at 8:00 a.m. and set at =
5:03 p.m.



This Week's Planet Roundup=20



Mercury is hidden in the glare of the Sun.=20

Venus (magnitude =E2=80=933.9) appears lower in the dawn each morning. =
Look for it above the southeast horizon about 45 minutes before sunrise. =


Mars (magnitude +1.2) still glimmers low in the southwest in the fading =
glow of sunset. =20

Jupiter (magnitude =E2=80=932.7) is the first "star" to come out in the =
eastern sky after sundown. It climbs to dominate the high southeastern =
sky after dark, with orange Aldebaran below it. Jupiter passes highest =
in the south around 10 p.m. local time. It=E2=80=99s convenient timing =
to train you birding scope on it to see usually four of its moons.=20

Saturn (magnitude +0.6) rises in the east-southeast around 3 a.m. By the =
beginning of dawn it's fairly high in the southeast. That's the best =
time to get your telescope on it. Saturn's rings are tilted 19=C2=B0 to =
our line of sight, the widest open they've been in seven years.=20


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the thick=20
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<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" =
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<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" =
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<P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" =
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<P=20
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
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(magnitude =E2=80=932.7) is the first "star" to come out in the eastern =
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sundown. It climbs to dominate the high southeastern sky after dark, =
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Aldebaran below it. Jupiter passes highest in the south around 10 p.m. =
local=20
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see usually=20
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