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--047d7b6725cebd157604f778d456 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *April 18-26* *Jupiter* shines right under the big *Arch of Spring* this year. The Arch spans much of the western sky. *Pollux and Castor *form its top. To their lower left is *Procyon*, one end of the Arch. Farther to their lower right is the other end with *Capella*. The *"Summer Star" Vega* is now sparkling low in the northeast at nightfall. By dawn its high overhead. The *Big Dipper* floats upside down near the top of the sky these evenings. On Tuesday, April 22, the *Moon *will go into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. Bright *Jupiter*, high in the west at dusk, forms the top of a huge, sideways-compressed pentagon with other bright celestial landmarks. Look left of Jupiter for *Procyon*, far below Procyon for bright *Sirius*, to the right of Sirius and somewhat lower for *Rigel *in Orion's foot, then above Rigel for *Betelgeuse*, and back to Jupiter. On Saturday, April 19, the *sun *rose at 6:26 a.m. and will set at 8:12 p.m. giving 13 hours 45 minutes of daylight hours. On Saturday, April 26, the sun will rise at 6:14 a.m. and set at 8:21 p.m. to give 14 hours 6 minutes of daylight hours (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). *This Week's Planet Roundup * *Mercury *is hidden in conjunction with the Sun. *Venus *(magnitude -4.2) is the bright "Morning Star" shining in the east-southeast during dawn. Mars, just past opposition, blazes at magnitude -1.4 in the southeast during evening, with Spica below it. Mars is highest in the south after midnight. *Jupiter *(magnitude -2.1) shines even brighter than Mars, high in the southwest in twilight. It sinks westward through the evening and sets around 2 a.m. *Saturn *(magnitude +0.2) rises around the end of twilight and is highest in the south around 3 a.m. By then it's far left of Mars, and half as far to the upper right of Antares. Blake's Pick of NASA's Weekly Photos: =E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B *Waterton Lake Eclipse <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140417.html> * http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140417.html --=20 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> --047d7b6725cebd157604f778d456 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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>April 18-26</b></u></font><br></div><font size=3D"4"><b= r> <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter</b></span> shines right under= the big <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Arch of Spring</b></span> th= is year. The Arch spans much of the western sky. <span style=3D"color:rgb(0= ,0,255)"><b>Pollux and Castor </b></span>form its top. To their lower left = is <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Procyon</b></span>, one end of the= Arch. Farther to their lower right is the other end with <span style=3D"co= lor:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Capella</b></span>.<br> <br>The <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>"Summer Star" Vega<= /b></span> is now sparkling low in the northeast at nightfall. By dawn its = high overhead.<br><br>The <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Big Dipper<= /b></span> floats upside down near the top of the sky these evenings.<br> <br>On Tuesday, April 22, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Moon </= b></span>will go into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnig= ht and set at noon. <br><br>Bright <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Ju= piter</b></span>, high in the west at dusk, forms the top of a huge, sidewa= ys-compressed pentagon with other bright celestial landmarks. Look left of = Jupiter for <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Procyon</b></span>, far b= elow Procyon for bright <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Sirius</b></s= pan>, to the right of Sirius and somewhat lower for <span style=3D"color:rg= b(0,0,255)"><b>Rigel </b></span>in Orion's foot, then above Rigel for <= span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Betelgeuse</b></span>, and back to Jup= iter.<br> <br>On Saturday, April 19, the <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>sun </= b></span>rose at 6:26 a.m. and will set at 8:12 p.m. giving 13 hours 45 min= utes of daylight hours.=C2=A0 On Saturday, April 26, the sun will rise at 6= :14 a.m. and set at 8:21 p.m. to give 14 hours 6 minutes of daylight hours = (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). <br> <br><br></font><div style=3D"text-align:center"><font size=3D"4"><u><b>This= Week'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 conju= nction with the Sun.<br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Venus </b= ></span>(magnitude -4.2) is the bright "Morning Star" shining in = the east-southeast during dawn.<br> Mars, just past opposition, blazes at magnitude -1.4 in the southeast durin= g evening, with Spica below it. Mars is highest in the south after midnight= .<br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Jupiter </b></span>(magnitud= e -2.1) shines even brighter than Mars, high in the southwest in twilight. = It sinks westward through the evening and sets around 2 a.m.<br> <br><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>Saturn </b></span>(magnitude +0.2= ) rises around the end of twilight and is highest in the south around 3 a.m= . By then it's far left of Mars, and half as far to the 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">=E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B</div></font><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"http://ap= od.nasa.gov/apod/ap140417.html">Waterton Lake Eclipse</a> </b> <br> <a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140417.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/ap= od/ap140417.html</a><br><span></span></font><div><div><img src=3D"https://m= ail.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> <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">White's Lake, Nova Scotia </span></font><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </span><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>My Blog</span>= :=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life<= /b></a><span 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