Night sky highlights for March 2024

Check out the night sky this month, March 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: March 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in March 2024?
Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot Mercury at month’s end along with a subtle lunar eclipse, and a comet worth keeping an eye on!

0:00 Intro
0:12 Moon & planet highlights
0:51 Penumbral lunar eclipse
1:47 Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks
1:23 March Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

** Tonight’s Sky: March2024 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

In March, the stars of spring lie eastward: Look for the constellations Gemini and Cancer to spot interesting celestial features like star clusters M35 and the Beehive Cluster, and NGC 3923, an oblong elliptical galaxy with an interesting ripple pattern. Keep watching for space-based views of the galaxies.

** What to see in the night sky: March 2024 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what’s in the sky this month, including Jupiter, the Moon, Comet C/2021 S3 PANSTARRS and a tour through Coma Berenices and the Bowl of Virgo.

00:00 Intro
00:15 Inner planets
03:56 Jupiter and Saturn
04:40 Uranus and Neptune
05:50 Juno
05:58 The Moon
11:40 Comet C/2021 S3 PANSTARRS
12:05 Constellations
16:00 Leo Triplet
17:50 Coma Berenices
21:05 Bowl of Virgo