Astronomy - USA (2020-03)

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Sun

Early evening

Uranus

Venus appears farthest from

the Sun in March’s evening sky

Vesta

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This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows

and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

JUPITER’S

MOONS

Dots display

positions of

Galilean satellites

at 6 A.M. EDT on

the date shown.

South is at the

top to match the

view through a

telescope.

March 2020

March 15

1.0

5.9"

90%

1.598

1.497

19h21.5m

–22°46'

March 15

9.3

0.4"

99%

3.662

2.951

21h23.2m

–21°35'

March 15

–2.0

35.3"

99%

5.578

5.200

19h33.8m

–21°43'

March 15

0.7

15.7"

100%

10.557

10.026

20h05.2m

–20°22'

March 15

5.9

3.4"

100%

20.567

19.809

2h07.7m

12°26'

March 15

8.0

2.2"

100%

30.920

29.932

23h18.8m

–5°32'

March 15

14.8

0.1"

100%

34.481

33.999

19h45.4m

–22°01'

MARS CERES JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO