- Night Sky Note for March 12, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
A thin waning crescent Moon is low in the ESE an hour before sunrise. Can you see the earthshine? Earthshine is the faint light that illuminates the dark side of the Moon. It is caused by sunlight reflecting off the Earth and onto the Moon. - Night Sky Note for March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The waning crescent Moon is low in the southeast an hour before sunrise. The bright crater Aristarchus is visible with a small telescope near the lunar terminator. Aristarchus is one of the brightest craters on the Moon. Its albedo is nearly double that of most lunar features. - Night Sky Note for March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Mars ends its retrograde motion. Since December 2009, Mars has been moving west to east. Today it will start moving east to west. Mars is now at its minimum distance from the star Pollux in Gemini, 7.5°. - Night Sky Note for March 9, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The waning crescent Moon is in the dawn sky. Look for the Moon among the stars of Sagittarius. The crater Copernicus is visible near the lunar terminator through a small telescope or binoculars. Copernicus is about 56 miles in diameter. That's a little bit more than half the size of the big island of Hawaii. - Night Sky Note for March 8, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Saturn rises just about five minutes before Venus sets. Soon you will be able to see both simultaneously as the planets converge. On what date will you first see them both at the same time? Venus and Saturn are moving closer towards each other and will pass in August of this year.
The above information is a feed from the Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes
