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Visible planets and night sky March 2023
March 2023 Planets. Venus is the "evening star." Catch Jupiter before it's gone. Mars is high in the evening sky. Look for the zodiacal lights from March 10-24.
Marcy Curran
John Jardine Goss
Deborah Byrd
Kelly Kizer Whitt
March 22, 2023

Astronomy Essentials

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Visible planets and night sky March 2023
March 22, 2023
March equinox 2023: All you need to know
March 19, 2023
On the equinox, equal day and night?
March 19, 2023
Zodiacal light: All you need to know
March 13, 2023

Brightest Stars

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See Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky
February 10, 2023
Betelgeuse will explode someday
January 27, 2023
Capella is sometimes called the Goat Star
January 26, 2023
Schedar shines brightly at the Queen’s heart
December 4, 2022

Constellations

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Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive Cluster
March 11, 2023
Meet Taurus the Bull in the evening sky
February 22, 2023
Meet Gemini the Twins, home to 2 bright stars
February 19, 2023
Pictor and Reticulum, the Painter’s Easel and Net
January 4, 2023

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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Rho Ophiuchi is filled with glorious color
March 16, 2023
The Beehive cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars
March 15, 2023
Meet the Crab Nebula, remnant of an exploding star
January 15, 2023
The Orion Nebula is a starry nursery
December 16, 2022

Favorite Star Patterns

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Spring Triangle rises late at night, heralding the season
March 19, 2023
How to find the Winter Hexagon or Winter Circle
January 19, 2023
Great Square of Pegasus gallops into autumn sky
September 21, 2022
Teapot points to Milky Way center
August 21, 2022
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