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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CDF09B.9FDFE4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This Week's Sky at a Glance Some night sky sights for January 11 =E2=80=93 19 In this coldest time of the year, the dim Little Dipper hangs straight = down from Polaris after dusk, as if on the cold barn wall of the sky.=20 On Friday January 18, the moon goes into its First Quarter Phase meaning = we it will rise at noon and set at midnight. On Saturday, January 12, the sun rose at 8:00 a.m. and sets at 5:03 p.m. = On Saturday, January 19, the sun will rise at 7:56 a.m. and set at 5:12 = p.m. This Week's Planet Roundup=20 Mercury is hidden in conjunction with the Sun.=20 Venus (magnitude =E2=80=933.9) is getting lower in the dawn each = morning. Look for it above the southeast horizon about 30 minutes before = sunrise.=20 Mars (magnitude +1.2) still glimmers very low in the west-southwest in = the fading glow of sunset.=20 Jupiter (magnitude =E2=80=932.7) is the first =E2=80=98star=E2=80=99 to = appear in the eastern sky after sundown. It dominates the high southeast = after dusk, with orange Aldebaran below it. Jupiter is highest in the = south around 9 p.m. =20 Saturn (magnitude +0.6) rises in the east-southeast around 2 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 for seven years.=20 David Currie 31 Old Birch Rd Dartmouth, NS B2W6B4 902-476-6616 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CDF09B.9FDFE4E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 7.5pt 0cm 3.75pt; = mso-outline-level: 1"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24pt">This Week's Sky = at a=20 Glance</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; = mso-outline-level: 4"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Some night sky sights for January 11 =E2=80=93=20 19</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><A=20 name=3D_GoBack></A><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">In this coldest time of the year, the dim = Little Dipper=20 hangs straight down from Polaris after dusk, as if on the cold barn wall = of the=20 sky. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca; mso-hansi-font-family: symbol"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">On Friday January 18, the moon goes into its = First=20 Quarter Phase meaning we it will rise at noon and set at=20 midnight.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca; mso-hansi-font-family: symbol"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca; mso-hansi-font-family: symbol"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">On Saturday, January 12, the sun rose at 8:00 = a.m. and=20 sets at 5:03 p.m. On Saturday, January 19, the sun will rise at 7:56 = a.m. and=20 set at 5:12 p.m.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" = class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3DArial><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt">This Week's Planet=20 Roundup</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P> <P=20 style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: = auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">Mercury</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">=20 is hidden in conjunction with the Sun. </SPAN></FONT></P> <P=20 style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: = auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">Venus</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">=20 (magnitude =E2=80=933.9) is getting lower in the dawn each morning. Look = for it above=20 the southeast horizon about 30 minutes before sunrise. = </SPAN></FONT></P> <P=20 style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: = auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">Mars</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">=20 (magnitude +1.2) still glimmers very low in the west-southwest in the = fading=20 glow of sunset. </SPAN></FONT></P> <P=20 style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: = auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">Jupiter</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">=20 (magnitude =E2=80=932.7) is the first =E2=80=98star=E2=80=99 to appear = in the eastern sky after sundown.=20 It dominates the high southeast after dusk, with orange Aldebaran below = it.=20 Jupiter is highest in the south around 9 p.m.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P=20 style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: = auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"=20 class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">Saturn</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-fareast-language: en-ca">=20 (magnitude +0.6) rises in the east-southeast around 2 a.m. By the = beginning of=20 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=20 open they've been for seven years. </SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">David=20 Currie<BR>31 Old Birch Rd<BR>Dartmouth,=20 NS<BR>B2W6B4<BR>902-476-6616<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CDF09B.9FDFE4E0--
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