Thursday March 3 to Thursday March 10
The New Moon is Thursday March 3, 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. On the 3rd Mercury and Saturn are very close, fitting within a medium power telescope eye piece. Then Saturn rises towards Venus.
The New Moon is Thursday March 3, the First Quarter Moon is Thursday March 10. The Moon is at apogee, when it is furthest from the Earth, on the 11th.
Morning sky on Thursday March 3 as seen from Adelaide at 6:08 am ACDST (60 minutes before sunrise). Mercury and Saturn are at their closest.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). the inset shows the approximate binocular view of the pair.
Morning sky on Saturday March 12 as seen from Adelaide at 6:16 am ACDST (60 minutes before sunrise). Venus and Mars are high in the twilight, with Saturn heading towards Venus and mercury below.
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, 20:55 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.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury On the 3rd Mercury and Saturn are very close, fitting within a medium power telescope eye piece. Mercury then sinks towards th horion, as Saturn climbs towards Venus
Venus is high in the morning twilight and is moving closer to Mars.
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/
Source: http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2022/03/thursday-march-3-to-thursday-march-10.html
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