Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Thursday March 10 to Thursday March 17
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday March 10. Mars is readily visible in the morning sky just above bright Venus. During the week the pair come closer and are closest on the 16th. Then Saturn rises towards Venus as Mercury sinks towards the horizon.
The First Quarter Moon is Thursday March 10. The Moon is at apogee, when it is furthest from the Earth, on the 11th.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Whole sky on Saturday March 12, 21:04 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen). Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades can be seen above the northern horizon. Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to discover, the waxing Moon makes them harder to see.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent
time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury Mercury sinks towards the horizon.
Venus is high in the morning twilight and is moving closer to Mars. The pair are closest on the 16th.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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