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*Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:*
*This Week's Sky at a Glance*
*February 14 - 22*
On Friday, February 14 the Moon went into its Full Phase meaning we will
see it all night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.
This is the time of year when, soon after dark, *Orion *is standing highest
in the south. Orion's diagonal belt points lower left toward bright *Sirius=
*,
and upper right more or less toward *Aldebaran*. Beyond Aldebaran lie the
*Pleiades*.
*Sirius *now shines at its highest in the south around 9 p.m.
This year's big, bright* "Winter Diamond"* - Jupiter at its top, Sirius at
the bottom, and Procyon and Betelgeuse forming its two side corners -
stands upright in the south around 9 p.m.
On Saturday, February 15, the *sun *rose at 7:22 a.m. and will set at 5:45
p.m. giving 10 hours 23 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, February
22, the sun will rise at 7:11 a.m. and set at 5:56 p.m. to give 10 hours 44
minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick).
The days are getting longer!
*This Week's Planet Roundup *
*Mercury *is hidden in the glare of the Sun.
*Venus *(magnitude -4.9) blazes whitely as the "Morning Star" before and
during dawn; look southeast. It's at its brightest this week. .
*Mars *(magnitude -0.3) rises around 11 p.m. now, a fiery blaze 5=B0 or 6=
=B0 to
the right of icy Spica. The two of them are highest in the south around 4
a.m., with Spica now to Mars's lower right.
*Jupiter *(magnitude -2.6) dominates the high southeast in early evening.
It crosses nearly overhead around 9 p.m.
*Saturn *(magnitude +0.5) rises around 1 a.m. and is highest in the south
at the beginning of dawn. By then it's far to the left of Mars and Spica,
and less far upper right of Antares.
Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:
*Rocket, Meteor, and Milky Way over Thailand
*<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140212.html>
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140212.html
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Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>
Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club* <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4"><b>Courtesy of Nelson
Poirier:</b><br><u><b><br></b></u></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><=
font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Week's Sky at a Glance</b></u></font><br><fo=
nt size=3D"4"><u><b>February 14 - 22</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"=
4"><br>
On Friday, February 14 the Moon went into its Full Phase meaning we will se=
e it all night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. <br><br>This =
is the time of year when, soon after dark, <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255=
)"><b>Orion </b></span>is standing highest in the south. Orion's diagon=
al belt points lower left toward bright <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)">=
<b>Sirius</b></span>, and upper right more or less toward <span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Aldebaran</b></span>. Beyond Aldebaran lie the <span s=
tyle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Pleiades</b></span>. <br>
=A0<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Sirius </b></span>now shines a=
t its highest in the south around 9 p.m. <br><br>This year's big, brigh=
t<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b> "Winter Diamond"</b></spa=
n> - Jupiter at its top, Sirius at the bottom, and Procyon and Betelgeuse f=
orming its two side corners - stands upright in the south around 9 p.m.<br>
<br>On Saturday, February 15, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun=
</b></span>rose at 7:22 a.m. and will set at 5:45 p.m. giving 10 hours 23 =
minutes of daylight hours.=A0 On Saturday, February 22, the sun will rise a=
t 7:11 a.m. and set at 5:56 p.m. to give 10 hours 44 minutes of daylight ho=
urs (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting lon=
ger!<br>
<br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This Wee=
k'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 in the g=
lare of the Sun. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b></=
span>(magnitude -4.9) blazes whitely as the "Morning Star" before=
and during dawn; look southeast. It's at its brightest this week. . <b=
r>
<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Mars </b></span>(magnitude -0.3) =
rises around 11 p.m. now, a fiery blaze 5=B0 or 6=B0 to the right of icy Sp=
ica. The two of them are highest in the south around 4 a.m., with Spica now=
to Mars's lower right. <br>
<br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitude -2.=
6) dominates the high southeast in early evening. It crosses nearly overhea=
d around 9 p.m. <br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></=
span>(magnitude +0.5) rises around 1 a.m. and is highest in the south at th=
e beginning of dawn. By then it's far to the left of Mars and Spica, an=
d less far upper right of Antares. <br>
<br><br>Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos:<div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inlin=
e"> <a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140212.html"><b>Rocket, Meteor, =
and Milky Way over Thailand </b></a> </div>
<br><br><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140212.html">http://apod.nas=
a.gov/apod/ap140212.html</a><br><span></span></font><div><div><img src=3D"h=
ttps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div>
</div><span><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mail=
to:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
</font><br>
<font size=3D"4"><br>My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=
=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span onmouseout=3D"cancel =3D false; windo=
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