In this issue...
80 What’s in the sky?
Make the most of the early
spring sights and longer nights
before the clocks go forward
92 Astrophotos
of the month
The best of our readers’
excellent astrophotography
88 Deep sky challenge
Now spring is finally here it’s
time to go galaxy hunting in and
around Coma Berenices
87 Naked eye and
binocular targets
Explorethewonderstobe
foundinLeoandCancer
86 Moon tour
Explore a crater near the
Moon’s centre, named after an
important astronomer
84 Month's planets
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn form
a planetary parade in the
morning sky
90 The Northern
Hemisphere
Orion fades to the southwest
while Leo climbs from the east
96 In the shops
Our pick of the best books,
apps,softwareandaccessories
forastronomyandspacefans
What’s in
the sky?
Messier 22 andMars
makea closeapproach,
passingwithin0°20’of
eachotherinSagittarius
28
FEB
Conjunctionbetween
theMoonandVenus
inPisces
27
FEB
Asteroid 27 Euterpe
reachesopposition
inVirgo,glowingat
magnitude+9.4
15
MAR
TheMoon and Mars make
a close approach, passing
within 0°44 of each other
inSagittarius
18
MAR
Mercuryreachesits
highestpointinthe
eveningsky,shiningat
magnitude-0.6
18
MAR
TheMoon and Saturn
make a close approach,
passing in Capricornus
andSagittarius
19
MAR
Marsand Pluto make a
close approach, passing
within 0°01’ of each
other in Sagittarius
23
MAR
Mercurywillreachhalf
phase(dichotomy)in
themorningsky,shining
brightlyat+0.2
22
MAR
Conjunctionbetween
MarsandPluto
inSagittarius
23
MAR
Red
light
friendly
Inorder
topreserve
yournight
vision,
youshould
readour
observing
guide
under
redlight
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