{"id":23593,"date":"2021-03-01T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23593"},"modified":"2021-03-06T00:32:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T05:32:58","slug":"videos-night-sky-highlights-for-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23593","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Night sky highlights for March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s Up: March 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong> &#8211; NASA JPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks of March. Then wake up early to observe the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn, which return as morning planets this month. 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;<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><em>.<\/em> <\/span><\/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\/4GrXn3Vrcek?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>** <strong>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: March<\/strong> &#8211;<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">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\/pNZx1YAfwDs?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>Find more Hubble videos at <a href=\"https:\/\/hubblesite.org\/videos\/science\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">HubbleSite: Videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What to see in the night sky: March 2021<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What&#8217;s in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel talk us through March 2021&#8217;s night-sky highlights.<\/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\/1D8hxXif5bQ?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><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">What&#8217;s in the Night Sky March 2021\u00a0<\/span>#WITNS<\/strong> &#8211;<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/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\/xYbT3crsDwM?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>** Night Sky Notebook March 2021 &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_z2YYPcRqZcMa9HC0afxMg\">Peter Detterline<\/a><\/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\/CXq7SoESxzE?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>** See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16149-night-sky.html\">Night sky, March 2021: What you can see this month [maps] | Space.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/skywatch-whats-happening-in-the-heavens-in-march\/2021\/02\/27\/4c0414ba-7849-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html\">Skywatch: What\u2019s happening in the heavens in March &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/observing-news\/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-february-26-march-6\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week&#8217;s Sky at a Glance, February 26 \u2013 March 6 &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/night-sky-map-march-big-dipper\">Night Sky Map for March 2021: The Big Dipper | The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/docs\/NightSkyNotesMarch2021DogStars.pdf\">NASA Night Sky Notes March 2021- NASA JPL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/B07WT67R9V\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07WT67R9V&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=88f1262794d8b9648817973b5a8b51ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stellaris: People of the Stars<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks of March. Then wake up early to observe the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn, which return as morning planets this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23593\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: Night sky highlights for March 2021<\/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":[12,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-68x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18029,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18029","url_meta":{"origin":23593,"position":0},"title":"Video: Night sky highlights for March 2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a preview of the night sky for March from NASA JPL:\u00a0 What's Up: March 2019 Skywatching - What can you see in the March sky? 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