Astronomy : the wonders of the night sky

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Gemini, Cancer, Orion and much more in March 2023 sky watching

 

 

See the constellations of Gemini, Cancer and Orion in March 2023. Star clusters M35 and the Beehive Cluster, and galaxy NGC 3923 are great targets as well. [Night sky: What you can see this month](https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html) [Best night sky events this month - stargazing maps](https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html) Credit: NASA and the Office of Public Outreach (STScI)

 

 

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The One who made the Kiʹmah constellation and the Keʹsil constellation,

The One who turns deep shadow into morning,

The One who makes day as dark as night,

The One who summons the waters of the sea

To pour them out on the surface of the earth

—Jehovah is his name.

Amos 5:8

 

A footnote in our Study Bible says Amos 5:8 may be referring to the Orion Constellation, pictured above.  

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Orion Constellation

Orion with his shinning belt still dominates the evening sky.

 

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Edited March 25, 2023 by Imagine

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17 March 2023

Stargazers are soon going to have an opportunity to witness a unique celestial phenomenon — a planetary alignment of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars. And to top it all, there will be no need for a telescope to see the 5 planets.

 

“Don’t forget to look to the sky [at] the end of the month for the planetary alignment which will have at least five planets — plus the moon — all visible in almost an arc shape as seen from Earth,” wrote former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin in a tweet.

 

Bill Cooke, a lead at NASA’s meteoroid environment office, told CBS News that the alignment will look “very pretty.”

“If you go outside, right at sunset, right after the sun goes down and look west, you’ll see these planets strung out in a line extending about 50 degrees or so,” he said, adding, “Anybody who can see the sun will be able to see it.”

 

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Rick Fienberg, senior contributing editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, told NPR that though the phenomenon can be seen from anywhere on Earth, people in the Northern Hemisphere will have a better view.

“Wait until the sun has set and then go out and look low in that bright part of the sky where the sun has just set with binoculars, and you should see brighter Jupiter next to fainter Mercury,” Fienberg said.

The easiest planet to spot will be Venus, which will be the brightest of the five and located high in the sky. Mars, too, will appear like a bright spot next to the moon. Uranus can be seen using binoculars above the moon.

According to astronomy guide app Star Walk, the best day of observation of the planets is 28 March.