[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - July 5 - 13

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Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*Some night sky sights for July 5 - 13*

*Venus*, the 'Evening Star', is very gradually brightening and moving
higher above the west-northwest horizon in twilight. Keep watch through the
summer and fall.

When the stars begin to come out these evenings, the *Big Dipper* hangs
straight down from its handle high in the northwest, while the dim, elusive
*Little Dipper* stands straight up on its handle from Polaris in the north.

This is the time of year when, as twilight fades to dark, the two brightest
summer stars, *Arcturus *and *Vega*, shine equally close to the zenith.
Arcturus is the one toward the southwest; Vega is toward the east.

On Monday, July 8, the *moon *will go into its New Phase meaning we will
not see it at all during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low
tides.

If you have a dark enough sky, the *Milky Way* forms a magnificent arch
high across the eastern sky after nightfall.

On Saturday, July 6, the *sun *rose at 5:35 a.m. and will set at 9:12 p.m.
giving 15 hours 36 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, July 13, the
sun will rise at 5:41a.m. and set at 9:08 p.m. to give 15 hours 27 minutes
of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).

*This Week's Planet Roundup*

*Mercury *is hidden in the glare of the Sun.

*Venus *(magnitude -3.9) is gradually gaining altitude, shining brightly
low in the west-northwest in evening twilight.

*Mars *and *Jupiter *are deep in the glow of dawn.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) glows in the southwest after dusk, with *Spica *1=
2=B0
to its lower right.


Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos: *Stars and Lightning Over
Greece<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130703.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130703.html

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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><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><b=
>This Week&#39;s Sky at a Glance</b><br><u><b>Some night sky sights for Jul=
y 5 - 13</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"><br><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus</b></span>, the &#39;Evening Star&#39;, is very gr=
adually brightening and moving higher above the west-northwest horizon in t=
wilight. Keep watch through the summer and fall.<br>

<br>When the stars begin to come out these evenings, the <span style=3D"col=
or:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Big Dipper</b></span> hangs straight down from its ha=
ndle high in the northwest, while the dim, elusive <span style=3D"color:rgb=
(51,51,255)"><b>Little Dipper</b></span> stands straight up on its handle f=
rom Polaris in the north.<br>

<br>This is the time of year when, as twilight fades to dark, the two brigh=
test summer stars, <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Arcturus </b></s=
pan>and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Vega</b></span>, shine equa=
lly close to the zenith. Arcturus is the one toward the southwest; Vega is =
toward the east.<br>

<br>On Monday, July 8, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>moon </b=
></span>will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it at all during=
 the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.<br><br>If you hav=
e a dark enough sky, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,102,255)"><b>Milky Way=
</b></span> forms a magnificent arch high across the eastern sky after nigh=
tfall. <br>

<br>On Saturday, July 6, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>sun </=
b></span>rose at 5:35 a.m. and will set at 9:12 p.m. giving 15 hours 36 min=
utes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, July 13, the sun will rise at 5:41a=
.m. and set at 9:08 p.m. to give 15 hours 27 minutes of daylight hours (The=
se values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). <br>

<br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Wee=
k&#39;s Planet Roundup</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"><br><span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is hidden in the glare =
of the Sun.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude -3.=
9) is gradually gaining altitude, shining brightly low in the west-northwes=
t in evening twilight. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Mars=
 </b></span>and <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>=
are deep in the glow of dawn.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0=
.5) glows in the southwest after dusk, with <span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,=
255)"><b>Spica </b></span>12=B0 to its lower right. <br><br><br>Blake&#39;s=
 Pick of NASA&#39;s Weekly Photos: </font><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"ht=
tp://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130703.html">Stars and Lightning Over Greece</a> =
<br>

<a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130703.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/ap=
od/ap130703.html</a><br><br></b> </font>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"=
mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>

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