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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*
*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*Some night sky sights for March 1 =96 9***
Now that March has begun, *Sirius *takes over from *Orion *to stand at its
highest in the south soon after dark.
On Monday, March 4, the *Moon *will go into it Last-quarter Phase, meaning
it will rise and midnight and set at noon to leave us with dark evenings.
The *Big Dipper* glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on
its handle. You probably know that the two stars forming the front of the
Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they *p*oint to *Polaris=
*,
currently to their left. And, you may know that if you follow the curve of
the Dipper's handle out and around by a little more than a Dipper length,
you'll *arc* to *Arcturus*, now rising in the east. Draw a line diagonally
across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attached, continue far
on, and you'll *g*o to *Gemini*.
*Daylight-saving time* begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, March 10. Clocks
spring ahead an hour. We=92ll get that hour returned to us in the Fall!
On Saturday, March 2, the *Sun *rose at 6:55 a.m. and will set at 6:06 p.m.
giving 11 hours11 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, March 9, the sun
will rise at 6:42 a.m. and set at 6:12 p.m. to give 11 hours 34 minutes of
daylight hours (these values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
*This Week's Planet Roundup*
*Mercury*, *Venus*, and *Mars* are hidden in the glare of the Sun.
*Jupiter* (bright at magnitude =962.3) comes into view high in the
south-southwest after sunset and dominates the southwest to west later in
the evening. Left of Jupiter is orange *Aldebaran*. They set in the
west-northwest around 1 a.m.
*Saturn* (magnitude +0.4) rises in the east-southeast around 11 p.m. Watch
for it to come up well to the lower left of Spica and farther to the lower
right of brighter *Arcturus*. Saturn shines highest in the south before the
first light of dawn =97 more or less between Spica to its right and Antares
farther to its lower left.
Blake's NASA Daily photo pick of the week: *Asperatus Clouds Over New
Zealand <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130227.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130227.html
*
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Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>
My Photos: *Fine Art
America*<http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/blake-maybank.html>
Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>
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<font size=3D"4"><b>Courtesy of <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Nelson
Poirier</span>:</b><br></font><br><font size=3D"4">
</font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;ma=
rgin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">T=
his
Week's Sky at a Glance</span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><i><span>Som=
e
night sky sights for March 1 =96 9</span></i></b><b><span></span></b></span=
></font></p><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz=
e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br>
Now that March has begun, <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Sirius </=
b></span>takes over from <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Orion </b>=
</span>to stand at its highest
in the south soon after dark. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4"=
><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz=
e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span>On Monday, Marc=
h 4</span><span>, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Moon </b></sp=
an>will go
into it Last-quarter Phase, meaning it will rise and midnight and set at no=
on to
leave us with dark evenings. <br></span></span></font></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4">=
<span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font siz=
e=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span>The <span style=
=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Big
Dipper</b></span> glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing o=
n its handle.
You probably know that the two stars forming the front of the Dipper's =
bowl
(currently on top) are the Pointers; they <b><i>p</i></b>oint to <span styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><i>P</i>olaris</b></span>,
currently to their left.=A0 And, you
may know that if you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and ar=
ound by
a little more than a Dipper length, you'll <b><i>arc</i></b> to <span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><i>Arc</i>turus</b></span>,
now rising in the east.=A0 Draw a
line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attac=
hed,
continue far on, and you'll <b><i>g</i></b>o to <span style=3D"color:rg=
b(51,51,255)"><b><i>G</i>emini</b></span>. <br></span></span></font></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span><br>
</span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma=
,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt;line-heigh=
t:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><s=
pan><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Daylight-saving time</b></span>=
begins at 2
a.m. Sunday morning, March 10. Clocks spring ahead an hour. We=92ll get tha=
t hour
returned to us in the Fall!</span></span></font></p><font size=3D"4"><span =
style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt;line-heigh=
t:normal"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">On=
Saturday, March 2, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b><font size=
=3D"4">S</font>un </b></span>rose at 6:55 a.m. and will set
at 6:06 p.m. giving 11 hours11 minutes of daylight hours.<span>=A0 </span>O=
n Saturday, March 9, the sun will rise at
6:42 a.m. and set at 6:12 p.m. to give 11 hours 34 minutes of daylight hour=
s
(<font size=3D"4">t</font>hese values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).<span=
> <br></span></span></font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin=
e-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times Ne=
w Roman","serif""><br>
</span><b><span style=3D"font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",&qu=
ot;sans-serif"">This
Week's Planet Roundup</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-fa=
mily:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin=
e-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times Ne=
w Roman","serif"">=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin=
e-height:normal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><a name=3D"_GoBack"><=
/a></span><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury</b></span>, <span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus</b></span>,
and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mars</b> </span>are hidden in t=
he glare of the Sun. <br></font></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"=
margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style=3D"=
font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><br>
</font></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=
=3D"4">
</font></span><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter</b> </span>(bright at magnitude =962.3) comes
into view high in the south-southwest after sunset and dominates the southw=
est
to west later in the evening. Left of Jupiter is orange <span style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Aldebaran</b></span>. They set in
the west-northwest around 1 a.m. <br></font></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l" style=3D"line-height:normal"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-seri=
f"><font size=3D"4"><br></font></span></p><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma=
,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4">
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le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn</b> </span>(magnitude +0.4) rises in the
east-southeast around<span>=A0 </span>11 p.m. Watch for
it to come up well to the lower left of Spica and farther to the lower righ=
t of
brighter <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Arcturus</b></span>. Satur=
n shines highest in the south before the first light of
dawn =97 more or less between Spica to its right and Antares farther to its=
lower
left. </font></span></p><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,=
sans-serif">
</span><br>Blake's NASA <font size=3D"4">Daily photo pick of the week:=
=A0 </font></font><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"http://ap=
od.nasa.gov/apod/ap130227.html"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)">Aspera=
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- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">Blake Maybank</a><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br>
</font><br>
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