[NatureNS] Upcoming Night Sky Highlights - August 23 - 31

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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*

*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*Some night sky sights for August 23 - 31*

Bright *Vega *shines highest overhead after dark this week.

On Wednesday, August 28 the *moon *will go into its Last-quarter Phase
meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.

By about 10 p.m. now, W-shaped *Cassiopeia *has risen as high in the
northeast as the *Big Dipper* is in the northwest. Midway between them, and
a bit higher, is *Polaris*. Cassiopeia will grow more ascendant over the
Dipper in the coming weeks and months as the seasons turn.

On Saturday, August 24 the *sun *rose at 6:30 a.m. and will set at 8:12
p.m. giving 13 hours 42 minutes of daylight hours.  On Saturday, August 31,
the sun will rise at 6:49 a.m. and set at 7:59 p.m. to give 13 hours 20
minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
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*This Week's Planet Roundup*

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

*Venus *(magnitude -4.0) shines brightly low in the west-southwest in
evening twilight, far below Arcturus. Look to its left for much fainter
Spica, and upper left of Spica for Saturn.

*Mars and Jupiter* shine in the east before and during dawn. Jupiter is the
highest and brightest (magnitude -2.0). Look for faint Mars (magnitude
+1.6) increasingly far to Jupiter's lower left.

*Saturn *(magnitude +0.7,) glows in the southwest as twilight fades, with
Spica 13=B0 to its lower right and bright Venus.


Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:
*  VIDEO : Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Over
Scotland<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130819.html>
*
 <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130819.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130819.html

Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia


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Poirier:</b><br><br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4=
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ome night sky sights for August 23 - 31</b></font></u><br></div><font size=
=3D"4"><br>

Bright <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Vega </b></span>shines highest=
 overhead after dark this week.<br><br>On Wednesday, August 28 the <span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>moon </b></span>will go into its Last-quarter=
 Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon.<br>

<br>By about 10 p.m. now, W-shaped <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Ca=
ssiopeia </b></span>has risen as high in the northeast as the <span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Big Dipper</b></span> is in the northwest. Midwa=
y between them, and a bit higher, is <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>=
Polaris</b></span>. Cassiopeia will grow more ascendant over the Dipper in =
the coming weeks and months as the seasons turn.<br>

<br>On Saturday, August 24 the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun </=
b></span>rose at 6:30 a.m. and will set at 8:12 p.m. giving 13 hours 42 min=
utes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, August 31, the sun will rise at 6:4=
9 a.m. and set at 7:59 p.m. to give 13 hours 20 minutes of daylight hours (=
These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). <br>

<u><b><br></b></u></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4">=
<u><b>This Week&#39;s Planet Roundup</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"=
4"><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mercury </b></span>is hidden i=
n the glare of the Sun.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></span>(magnitude -4.0)=
 shines brightly low in the west-southwest in evening twilight, far below A=
rcturus. Look to its left for much fainter Spica, and upper left of Spica f=
or Saturn. <br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars and Jupiter</b></span> shine=
 in the east before and during dawn. Jupiter is the highest and brightest (=
magnitude -2.0). Look for faint Mars (magnitude +1.6) increasingly far to J=
upiter&#39;s lower left.<br>

<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0.7=
,) glows in the southwest as twilight fades, with Spica 13=B0 to its lower =
right and bright Venus.<br><br><br>Blake&#39;s Pick of NASA&#39;s Weekly Ph=
otos:<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:large;display:inline">

</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:large;display:inline"><b>=A0 VIDEO : <a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.g=
ov/apod/ap130819.html">Noctilucent Clouds and Aurora Over Scotland</a></b><=
a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130819.html"><br>

</a><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130819.html">http://apod.nasa.go=
v/apod/ap130819.html</a><br><br></div></font><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"ma=
ilto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>

White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia<br>

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