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

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Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*

*Some night sky sights for February 1 =96 9*



February is when *Orion *stands highest in the south in early evening. And
this season, Orion is framed between the two brightest points in the
sky: *Jupiter
*high to its upper right and *Sirius *down to its lower left.



With the Moon gone from the evening sky, this week is a fine time to look
for the zodiacal light from the Northern Hemisphere. At a clear, dark site
with clean air, look west at the very end of twilight for a vague but huge,
tall pyramid of pearly light. It's tilted left to align along the
constellations of the zodiac =97 or more exactly, along the ecliptic line.
What you're seeing is sunlit interplanetary dust =97 comet and asteroid
debris =97 orbiting the Sun near the plane of the solar system.


On Saturday, February 2, the *Sun *rose at 7:42 a.m. and sets at 5:32 p.m.
On Saturday, February 9, the Sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 5:42
p.m.




*This Week's Planet Roundup*



*Mercury* (magnitude =961.1) is emerging from the glow of sunset. On Februa=
ry
1st it's still very deep in bright twilight, but day by day it becomes
higher and easier to see. Check for it each clear evening starting about 30
minutes after sunset, just above the west-southwest horizon. Use binoculars
or a birding scope.


 *Venus* (magnitude =963.9) is buried deep in the glow of sunrise.


*Mars* (magnitude +1.2) is sinking deeper into the sunset. Brighter Mercury
becomes your marker for finding it this week.


*Jupiter* (magnitude =962.5) dominates the high south in early evening, and
the southwest later. To its left is orange Aldebaran. They set around 3
a.m.


*Saturn* (magnitude +0.5) rises in the east-southeast around 1 a.m. By the
beginning of dawn it's at its highest in the south. Saturn's rings are
tilted 19=B0 from edge on, the widest they've appeared in seven years and c=
an
be easily viewed with a birding scope on a clear night.


Blake's NASA photo pick of the week: *Comet McNaught Over
Chile*<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html>

*http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html
 *


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White's Lake, Nova Scotia


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<font size=3D"4">Courtesy of Nelson
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eight:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4=
">February
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hest in the south in early evening. And this season,
Orion is framed between the two brightest points in the sky: <span style=3D=
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le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4">With the
Moon gone from the evening sky, this week is a fine time to look for the zo=
diacal
light from the
Northern Hemisphere. At a clear, dark site with clean air, look west at the
very end of twilight for a vague but huge, tall pyramid of pearly light. It=
&#39;s
tilted left to align along the constellations of the zodiac =97 or more exa=
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w Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><br>
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an style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =961.1) is emerging
from the glow of sunset. On February 1st it&#39;s still very deep in bright
twilight, but day by day it becomes higher and easier to see. Check for it =
each
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horizon. Use binoculars or a birding scope. <br></span></span></font></p><p=
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rgb(51,51,255)"><b><span>Venus</span></b></span><span><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =963.9) is buried deep
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gb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude +1.2) is sinking
deeper into the sunset. Brighter Mercury becomes your marker for finding it
this week. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"lin=
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r:rgb(51,51,255)"> </span>(magnitude =962.5) dominates the
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<font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><font =
size=3D"4">Blake&#39;s NASA photo pick of the week: </font></span></span></=
font><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html"><font size=3D"4"><=
span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><font size=3D"4"><b><spa=
n style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Comet McNaught Over Chile</span></b></font=
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size=3D"4"><b><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><font size=3D"4"><a href=
=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130127.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap13=
0127.html</a></font><br>

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