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When to use this chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n1 Mar at 00:00 AEDT (13:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n15 Mar at 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n31 Mar at 22:00 AEST (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n\nMarch Highlights<\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\nMarch finds all five naked-eye planets in the morning sky! Such a gathering evokes some impressive conjunctions. On 1 March, the eastern dawn sky finds Mercury and Saturn (along with a crescent Moon) fitting in a 5\u02da circle. Two days later these two planets are only 0.6\u02da apart. Later in the month, Saturn has gained altitude to greet Mars and Venus. By the 29th Saturn has joined Venus, separated by 2\u02da, along with a crescent Moon.<\/p>\n\n
The Planets<\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\nUranus is the sole planet in the evening sky, but only visible low in the twilight sky. Mars and Venus continue to travel together in the morning, being visible from around 03:00. Saturn is rising before dawn, passing Mercury as March opens, going on to join Mars and Venus. Mercury concludes its morning apparition this month, being near Mercury and then Jupiter (on the 21st). Jupiter emerges from the Sun\u2019s glare mid-month, rising around the start of dawn by the month\u2019s end.<\/span> The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is different at other times as the stars crossing it set four minutes earlier each night.<\/p>\n\nStars and constellations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\nFrom down under we are fortunate to have the two brightest stars well placed to observe in the western evening sky in March. They are Sirius (Alpha (\u03b1)Canis Majoris) and Canopus (Alpha (\u03b1) Carinae). During March 1843, Canopus, briefly lost its \u2018number two\u2019 status in Canis Major, the Greater Dog, to another star in the same constellation \u2013 Eta (\u03b7) Carinae. This star\u2019s novae-like outburst made its brilliance rival that of Alpha (\u03b1) Centauri for the next 10 years, before it faded.<\/p>\n\n
Deep-sky objects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Small\/medium telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThis month a trip to Carina, the Keel, more precisely to a region south of the False Cross asterism. Upsilon (\u03c5) Carinae (RA 09hr 47.1m, dec -65\u00b0 04\u2019) is a 3rd magnitude naked-eye double star. Its components, of mag. +3.0 and mag. +6.0, are a snug 5 arcseconds apart, but ideal for small telescopes using reasonable power (100x magnification). As a bonus, can you see another double star while looking at Upsilon Carinae (0.1\u00b0 to the southeast)? It consists of a pair of 9th magnitude stars, 12 arcseconds apart.<\/span><\/p>\n\nRecommended equipment: Small\/medium telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\nMove 3.7\u00b0 due west and discover the eye-catching star cluster NGC 2808 (RA 09hr 12.0m, dec. -64\u00b0 52\u2019). This 6th magnitude globular has a compact, bright core, surrounded by a busy halo (with a diamater of 3 arcminutes) that drops off quickly at the edge. Mostly nebulous, only a few stars can be individually resolved.<\/p>\n\n
CHART: PETE LAWRENCE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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15 Mar at 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n 31 Mar at 22:00 AEST (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n March finds all five naked-eye planets in the morning sky! Such a gathering evokes some impressive conjunctions. On 1 March, the eastern dawn sky finds Mercury and Saturn (along with a crescent Moon) fitting in a 5\u02da circle. Two days later these two planets are only 0.6\u02da apart. Later in the month, Saturn has gained altitude to greet Mars and Venus. By the 29th Saturn has joined Venus, separated by 2\u02da, along with a crescent Moon.<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Uranus is the sole planet in the evening sky, but only visible low in the twilight sky. Mars and Venus continue to travel together in the morning, being visible from around 03:00. Saturn is rising before dawn, passing Mercury as March opens, going on to join Mars and Venus. Mercury concludes its morning apparition this month, being near Mercury and then Jupiter (on the 21st). Jupiter emerges from the Sun\u2019s glare mid-month, rising around the start of dawn by the month\u2019s end.<\/span> The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is different at other times as the stars crossing it set four minutes earlier each night.<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n From down under we are fortunate to have the two brightest stars well placed to observe in the western evening sky in March. They are Sirius (Alpha (\u03b1)Canis Majoris) and Canopus (Alpha (\u03b1) Carinae). During March 1843, Canopus, briefly lost its \u2018number two\u2019 status in Canis Major, the Greater Dog, to another star in the same constellation \u2013 Eta (\u03b7) Carinae. This star\u2019s novae-like outburst made its brilliance rival that of Alpha (\u03b1) Centauri for the next 10 years, before it faded.<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Small\/medium telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n This month a trip to Carina, the Keel, more precisely to a region south of the False Cross asterism. Upsilon (\u03c5) Carinae (RA 09hr 47.1m, dec -65\u00b0 04\u2019) is a 3rd magnitude naked-eye double star. Its components, of mag. +3.0 and mag. +6.0, are a snug 5 arcseconds apart, but ideal for small telescopes using reasonable power (100x magnification). As a bonus, can you see another double star while looking at Upsilon Carinae (0.1\u00b0 to the southeast)? It consists of a pair of 9th magnitude stars, 12 arcseconds apart.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Small\/medium telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Move 3.7\u00b0 due west and discover the eye-catching star cluster NGC 2808 (RA 09hr 12.0m, dec. -64\u00b0 52\u2019). This 6th magnitude globular has a compact, bright core, surrounded by a busy halo (with a diamater of 3 arcminutes) that drops off quickly at the edge. 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\n\nMarch Highlights<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
The Planets<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
Stars and constellations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
Deep-sky objects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n