Look outside before dawn on March 16, 2020 for the last quarter moon. Its illuminated side will be pointing at the planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. Some people will catch Mercury, too, shortly before sunrise. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/last-quarter-moon-4-planets-before-sunrise…
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Moon and Antares before sunup March 15
Let the moon show you Antares, the red supergiant star, on the morning of March 15, 2020. If your sky is fairly dark, see if you can make out the graceful shape of Antares’ constellation – Scorpius the Scorpion – in the moon’s glare. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-antares-before-sunrise-march-15…
The universe may have been filled with supermassive black holes at the dawn of time
As the universe cooled in the era after the Big Bang, a supermassive black hole had already formed in the center of a galaxy, forming a giant engine of energy we can still see today. Source: https://www.livescience.com/early-universe-black-hole-blazar-galaxy-discovey.html
See moon, Spica before bedtime March 11
From around the world tonight, use the waning gibbous moon to locate Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/see-moon-spica-before-bedtime-march-11…
What is the gegenschein?
The sun’s counterglow – or gegenschein – is kind of a stargazers’ legend. What is it, and how can you see it? Erwin Matys and Karoline Mrazek of Project Nightflight explain. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/definition-what-is-the-gegenschein…
See the zodiacal light
The weeks around an equinox are the best time to look for it. With the moon waning again, those in the Northern Hemisphere might glimpse the mysterious zodiacal light in the west after true darkness falls. Southern Hemisphere? Look east before dawn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/look-for-the-zodiacal-light-in-the-west-after-sunset…
March full moon is 2nd-closest of 2020’s 3 full supermoons
The whole globe enjoys a full-looking moon on March 8 and 9, 2020. The exact time of full moon falls in daylight on March 9 for clocks in the Americas. It’s the 1st supermoon of 2020 and 2nd-closest full moon this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/super-worm-moon-on-march-9…
Moon and Venus close around February 27 and 28
These next few evenings – February 27 and 28, 2020 – watch for the crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus to pair up on the sky’s dome. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-venus-adorn-western-sky-after-sunset…