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This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 15 – 24

This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 15 – 24

Mercury emerges in the sunset, far lower right of brighter Jupiter. And don't just arc to Arcturus and speed to Spica — continue the curve to Corvus, cruise to Capella, and more.

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March Podcast: A Barely-There Lunar Eclipse

Sky Tour Podcast

As told in the latest episode of our long-running Sky Tour astronomy podcast, this month it’ll be challenging to a special kind of lunar eclipse on March 25th — but easy to spot five of the 10 brightest stars in the night sky.

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My Stellar Love Affair with the Pleiades

My Stellar Love Affair with the Pleiades

When we observe the little wonders of the sky, we can form deep personal connections.

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Sky & Telescope Magazine

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Issue Highlights

  • Stellar Autopsies

    Camille M. Carlisle

  • Distant Lights in the Darkness

    Fabio Pacucci

  • Chasing the Magic

    Marybeth Kiczenski