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--001a11363698d839570511681b6c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Courtesy of Nelson Poirier:* *This Week's Sky at a Glance* *Ma=E2=80=8Brch 13 - 21* There is a lot to look for on clear nights this week! You know the season is shifting. As the stars come out, the Big Dipper, standing on its handle in the northeast, is now as high as Cassiopeia, which is standing on end in the northwest. The Dipper is rising into spring and summer; Cassiopeia is descending from its high showing in the fall and winter. On Friday, March 13, in the dying moments of the day, the Moon will go into its Last-quarter Phase meaning it will rise at midnight and set at noon. The brightest point of light at dusk is Venus in the west. Second-brightest is Jupiter, much higher in the east-southeast. Look to the right of Jupiter by two or three fists at arm's length for Procyon. Look the same distance lower right of Procyon and there's the evening's third-brightest point, Sirius. Jupiter this month forms a big, more-or-less equilateral triangle with Procyon and Pollux. Face southeast after dark, and Procyon is to Jupiter's lower right. Pollux is to Jupiter's upper right. Procyon is also part of the slightly larger Winter Triangle to the lower right, also equilateral. The Winter Triangle's other stars are orange Betelgeuse in Orion and bright Sirius below. The Big Dipper glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Pointers; they point to Polaris, currently to their left or lower left. 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, which is now rising in the east-northeast. Draw a line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attached, continue far on, and you'll get to Gemini. And look at the two stars forming the open top of the Dipper's bowl. Follow this line past the bowl's lip far across the sky, and you crash into Capella. On Friday, March 20, spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere at the equinox, 7:45 p.m. This is when the Sun crosses the equator heading north for the season. On Saturday, March 21, in twilight, look west well below Venus for a very thin waxing crescent Moon close to Mars. On Friday, March 20, the Moon will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it during the night. Expect higher high tides and lower low tides. On Saturday, March 14, the sun will rise at 7:32 a.m. and set at 7:23 p.m. to give 11 hours 50 minutes of daylight hours On Saturday, March 21, the sun will rise at 7:19 a.m. and will set at 7:33 p.m. giving 12 hours 13 minutes of daylight. (These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). The days are getting longer! *This Week's Planet Roundup * =E2=80=8B *Mercury* is hidden deep in the glow of sunrise. *Venus* (magnitude =E2=80=933.9) blazes in the west during evening twilight= as the unmistakable "Evening Star." *Mars* is magnitude +1.3, less than 1% as bright as Venus. It's sinking farther and farther below Venus in twilight =E2=80=94 from 9=C2=B0 below it= on March 13th to 12=C2=B0 below Venus on the 20th. *Jupiter* (magnitude =E2=80=932.4) shines high in the southeast as the star= s come out. It's the brightest point of light on that side of the sky. It passes highest in the south at approximately 11 p.m. *Saturn* (magnitude +0.4) rises around 2 a.m. It's highest in the south just as dawn begins. Below or lower left of Saturn by 8=C2=B0, look for ora= nge Antares. *Blake's Picks**=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B** of NASA's Weekly Photos:* =E2=80=8B *A Total Eclipse at the End of the World <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html>*=E2=80=8B <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html> *http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html>* *Volcano of Fire Erupts Under the Stars <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150311.html>http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150311= .html <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150311.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> --001a11363698d839570511681b6c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><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 <span>Sky</span> at a Glance</b></u><= /font><br><font size=3D"4"><u><b>Ma<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo= nt-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80=8Brch 13= - 21<br></div></b></u></font></div><font size=3D"4"><br> </font><font size=3D"4"><font size=3D"4"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">There is a lot to look for on clear nights this week!</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">You know the season is shifting. As the stars come out, the Big Dipper, standing on its handle in = the northeast, is now as high as Cassiopeia, which is standing on end in the northwest. The Dipper is rising into spring and summer; Cassiopeia is desce= nding from its high showing in the fall and winter.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">On Friday, March 13, in the dying moments of the day, the Moon will go into its Last-quarter Phase mean= ing it will rise at midnight and set at noon. </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">The brightest point of light at dusk is Venus in the west. Second-brightest is Jupiter, much highe= r in the east-southeast. Look to the right of Jupiter by two or three fists at a= rm's length for Procyon. Look the same distance lower right of Procyon and there= 's the evening's third-brightest point, Sirius.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Jupiter this month forms a big, more-or-less equilateral triangle with Procyon and Pollux. Face southe= ast after dark, and Procyon is to Jupiter's lower right. Pollux is to Jupit= er's upper right.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Procyon is also part of the slightly larger Winter Triangle to the lower right, also equilateral. The Winter Triangle's other stars are orange Betelgeuse in Orion and bright= Sirius below.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">The Big Dipper glitters high in the northeast these evenings, standing on its handle. The two stars forming the front of the Dipper's bowl (currently on top) are the Point= ers; they point to Polaris, currently to their left or lower left.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">If you follow the curve of the Dipper's handle out and around by a little more than a Dipper lengt= h, you'll arc<span style>=C2=A0 </span>to Arcturus, which is now rising in the east-northeast.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Draw a line diagonally across the Dipper's bowl from where the handle is attached, continue fa= r on, and you'll get to Gemini.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">And look at the two stars forming the open top of the Dipper's bowl. Follow this line past the bo= wl's lip far across the sky, and you crash into Capella.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">On Friday, March 20, spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere at the equinox, 7:45 p.m.<span style>=C2= =A0 </span>This is when the Sun crosses the equator heading north for the season.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">On Saturday, March 21, in twilight, look west well below Venus for a very thin waxing crescent Moon c= lose to Mars.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">On Friday, March 20, the Moon will go into its New Phase meaning we will not see it during the night= . Expect higher high tides and lower low tides.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">On Saturday, March 14, the sun will rise at 7:32 a.m. and set at 7:23 p.m. to give 11 hours 50 minutes= of daylight hours On Saturday, March 21, the sun will rise at 7:19 a.m. and wi= ll set at 7:33 p.m. giving 12 hours 13 minutes of daylight.<span style>=C2=A0 = </span>(These values are for Moncton, New Brunswick). </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0.25in 0in;line-height:normal"><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">The days are getting longer!</span><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans&qu= ot;,"sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"></span></p> </font></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><di= v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:= large;display:inline"> =E2=80=8B <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:normal"><= b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","s= ans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Mercury</span></b><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"> is hidden deep in the glow of sunrise.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:normal"><= b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","s= ans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Venus</span></b><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif= ";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"> (magnitude =E2=80=933.9) blazes in the west during evening twilight as the unmistakabl= e "Evening Star."</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:normal"><= b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","s= ans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Mars</span></b><span st= yle=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif&= quot;;color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"> is magnitude +1.3, less than 1% as bright as Venus. It's sinking farther and farther= below Venus in twilight =E2=80=94 from 9=C2=B0 below it on March 13th to 12=C2=B0= below Venus on the 20th.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:normal"><= b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","s= ans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Jupiter</span></b><span= style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-ser= if";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"> (magnitude =E2=80=932.4) shines high in the southeast as the stars come out. It's = the brightest point of light on that side of the sky. It passes highest in the south at a= pproximately 11 p.m.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:normal"><= b><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","s= ans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US">Saturn</span></b><span = style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-seri= f";color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang=3D"EN-US"> (magnitude +0.4) rises around <a name=3D"_GoBack"></a><span style>=C2=A0</span>2 a.m. = <span style>=C2=A0</span>It's highest in the south just as dawn begins. Below or lower left of Saturn by 8=C2=B0, look for orange Antares.</span></= p> <br> <br><b>Blake's Picks</b><b>=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B</b><b> of NASA's Week= ly Photos:</b></div></font><font size=3D"4"><div class=3D"gmail_default" st= yle=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">=E2=80= =8B=C2=A0 <br><br><a><b></b></a><b><a href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap1= 50315.html">A Total Eclipse at the End of the World</a></b><a href=3D"http:= //apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html">=E2=80=8B</a></div><br><b><a href=3D"ht= tp://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150315.h= tml</a></b><br><br></font><br><font size=3D"4"><b><a href=3D"http://apod.na= sa.gov/apod/ap150311.html">Volcano of Fire Erupts Under the Stars</a><br><a= href=3D"http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150311.html">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod= /ap150311.html</a><br><br></b><br></font><div><div></div><div><div><img src= =3D"https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></d= 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