Sky Guide March 2018

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


Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s
skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to
observers and imagers:


Prepare for this year’s Mars opposition as it increases in
brightness

Jupiter at 21 degrees in the pre-dawn sky

Bright Venus, Mercury and the moon in conjunction on 18th
March

Comet 2016 R2 PANSTARRS in Perseus

A lunar conjunction with the Hyades Cluster and occultation
of Aldebaran.



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


Ralph – Messier 81 & 82, Bode’s Galaxy & The Cigar
Galaxy in Ursa Major

Jen - Messier 3, globular cluster in Canes Venatici

Paul – The Leo 1 group of Galaxies in the constellation Leo



And we finish this sky guide with March’s moon phases.