{"id":24902,"date":"2022-03-02T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=24902"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:04:26","slug":"night-sky-highlights-for-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=24902","title":{"rendered":"Night sky highlights for March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s Up: March 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong> &#8211; NASA JPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span dir=\"auto\">What are some skywatching highlights in March 2022? Look for Saturn to join Venus and Mars in the morning sky around mid-month. In the evenings, find the Y-shaped constellation Taurus, the bull, high in the southwest. The Hyades star cluster forms the bull&#8217;s face. Then take a tour of four easy-to-find stars that have known planets of their own orbiting them.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em> 0:00<span dir=\"auto\"> Intro <\/span><br \/>\n0:11<span dir=\"auto\"> Morning planets <\/span><br \/>\n0:37<span dir=\"auto\"> Hyades star cluster <\/span><br \/>\n2:11<span dir=\"auto\"> Easy to find exoplanets <\/span><br \/>\n3:30<span dir=\"auto\"> Moon phases <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span dir=\"auto\">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\/skywatching\/home\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/skywatch&#8230;<span dir=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/a><\/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\/_uBdv1IOqZo?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>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: March<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hubblesite.org\/resource-gallery\/learning-resources\/tonights-sky\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonight&#8217;s Sky<\/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\/tthIkqGO9tU?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>What to see in the night sky: March 2022<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What can you see in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their night-sky highlights for March 2022.<\/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\/xIfmEmr0Cc0?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>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky March 2022 #WITNS<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> | Zodiacal Light | Equinox <\/span><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>00:00<span dir=\"auto\"> Intro<br \/>\n<\/span>00:50<span dir=\"auto\"> Squarespace<br \/>\n<\/span>01:39<span dir=\"auto\"> Northern Hemisphere Night Sky<br \/>\n<\/span>04:38<span dir=\"auto\"> Southern Hemisphere Night Sky<br \/>\n<\/span>07:23<span dir=\"auto\"> Star Tracker Target<br \/>\n<\/span>08:09<span dir=\"auto\"> Moon<br \/>\n<\/span>08:28<span dir=\"auto\"> Equinox<br \/>\n<\/span>09:17<span dir=\"auto\"> Zodiacal Light<br \/>\n<\/span>13:45 #WITNS<span dir=\"auto\"> Winners<\/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\/g6feVEiDCnE?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>Night Sky Notebook March 2022<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_z2YYPcRqZcMa9HC0afxMg\/videos\">Peter Detterline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What&#8217;s happening in the skies above for March 2022.<\/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\/ADlFnq6YZc8?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**<strong> See also<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/night-sky-march-2022\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Planets March 2022 | Almanac.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/marchs-night-sky-guide-march-2022\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">March&#8217;s night Sky Guide (March 2022) &#8211; Farmers&#8217; Almanac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astronomy.com\/magazine\/sky-this-month\/2022\/03\/sky-this-month-march-2022\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky This Month March 2022 | Astronomy.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16149-night-sky.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Night sky, February 2022: What you can see this month [maps] | Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seasky.org\/astronomy\/astronomy-calendar-2022.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events 2022 &#8211; Sea and Sky<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/observing\/sky-tour-podcast-march-2022\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>March: Sirius in the Spotlight &#8211; Sky Tour Podcast<\/strong> &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24902-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/skytourpodcasts\/p\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022.03.01_SkyTour.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/skytourpodcasts\/p\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022.03.01_SkyTour.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/skytourpodcasts\/p\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022.03.01_SkyTour.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\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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