Observing

1. This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 22 – 30

   Immediately after dark, before moonrise for most of North America, Sirius shines brilliantly in the south-southwest.

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2. It’s Spring! Time to Visit the Bright Galaxies of Leo I

   Springtime is galaxy time. Only 30 million light years away, the Leo I Group and nearby Leo Triplet entice the eye with an assortment of bright spiral and elliptical galaxies. Welcome to spring! The new season begins (or began depending on when you read this) at 5:58 p.m. EDT on March 20th. That's also the night of the full moon, a perfect time NOT observe today's featured galaxies. But the […]

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3. This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 15 – 23

   Immediately after dark, before moonrise for most of North America, Sirius shines brilliantly in the south-southwest.

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4. Deep-sky Hunting in Cancer, the Crab

   As winter melts into spring, we sample both familiar and overlooked deep-sky treasures in the "empty space" between Gemini and Leo, home of the Crab.

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5. This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 8 – 16

   Mars (magnitude +1.2, in Aries) glows high in the west at nightfall and sets by 11 p.m. In a telescope it's a tiny blob 5 arcseconds wide.

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