Sky Guide March 2017
Feb 27, 2017•10 min
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Episode description
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
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