{"id":21305,"date":"2020-03-01T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21305"},"modified":"2020-03-02T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T22:53:20","slug":"videos-night-sky-highlights-for-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21305","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Night sky highlights for March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <strong>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: March<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AwAGIEst--c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The Virtual Planetarium: what to see in the night sky, March 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Sky at Night presenters Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their astronomy guide to March 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wscTkzIwdtI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>The Night Sky | March, 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmg7M17x4QKQDZAMrFBzvow\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Astrophotographer Judah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video lists several upcoming conjunctions. In astronomy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/conjunction-astronomy\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conjunction is defined (Britannica)<\/a> as<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>an apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies. The\u00a0<span id=\"ref45707\"><\/span><a class=\"md-crosslink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Moon\">Moon<\/a>\u00a0is in conjunction with the\u00a0<span id=\"ref45708\"><\/span><a class=\"md-crosslink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Sun\">Sun<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/phase-astronomy\">phase<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/New-Moon-Jewish-festival\">New Moon<\/a>, when it moves between the Earth and Sun and the side turned toward the Earth is dark. Inferior planets\u2014those with orbits smaller than the Earth\u2019s (namely,\u00a0<a class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Venus-planet\">Venus<\/a>\u00a0and Mercury)\u2014have two kinds of conjunctions with the Sun. An\u00a0<span id=\"ref45709\"><\/span>inferior conjunction occurs when the\u00a0<a class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/planet\">planet<\/a>\u00a0passes approximately between Earth and Sun; if it passes exactly between them, moving across the Sun\u2019s face as seen from Earth, it is said to be in\u00a0<span id=\"ref45710\"><\/span><a class=\"md-crosslink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/transit-astronomy\">transit<\/a>. A\u00a0<span id=\"ref45711\"><\/span><a class=\"md-crosslink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/superior-conjunction\">superior conjunction<\/a>\u00a0occurs when Earth and the other planet are on opposite sides of the Sun, but all three bodies are again nearly in a straight line. Superior planets, those having orbits larger than the Earth\u2019s, can have only superior conjunctions with the Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0oY-HKGNWg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Superb Stargazing *** Let&#8217;s Take a Trip to the Brightest Stars<\/strong> *** March 1-5 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClTW8hInWWrvVB-tw1DRWFQ\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nemesis maturity<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Let&#8217;s take a trip to the stars, constellations, planets and Moon, and discover the amazing wonders of the night sky. Let the Moon guide you to the brightest stars of the night sky over the next several evenings. Happy New Month and Happy Skywatching!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xb2jbSfqTEc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** [ <strong>Update March.2.2020<\/strong>: What&#8217;s Up: March 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Looking for astronomy highlights for March 2020? This month, early risers enjoy a planetary grouping of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the early morning sky. Plus a closer look at Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and spot a lovely trio at sunset on March 28. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> .<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wf5ZE15ocCo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0691175543\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0691175543&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=91037df1c021a34ad39cf7a3621977b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More Things in the Heavens:<br \/>\nHow Infrared Astronomy Is Expanding Our View of the Universe<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0691175543\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0691175543&amp;asins=0691175543&amp;linkId=0ba7f3e7ee3431ca0c3cc735dc73981d&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** Tonight&#8217;s Sky: March &#8211; Space Telescope Science Institute 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21305\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: Night sky highlights for March 2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,22,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5xD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25723,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25723","url_meta":{"origin":21305,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for March 2023","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"** What's Up: March 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in March 2023? 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