Sky Guide March 2017

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