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Sky Guide March 2017

Sky Guide March 2017

AWESOME ASTRONOMY · Awesome Astronomy

February 27, 201710m 27s

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Show Notes

What to look out, and up, for in March.

Our highlights of this month's skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers:

  • The moon, Mercury and Mars close together on the 29th
  • The King of Planets returns to our skies
  • 4 comets to observe with amateur telescopes or the naked eye

Next up, we each take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year:

  • Jen – The Owl Nebula in Ursa Major
  • Paul – The Virgo Supercluster and Markarian's Chain of galaxies
  • Ralph – Messier 67 and the Beehive Cluster in Cancer