Actual Astronomy - Observer’s Calendar for March

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected]

The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025 on Episode 472 of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars.

 

March 4th is Pancake Tuesday

March 5 - Moon 0.6-degrees N of Pleiades but 6-7 degrees E of M45 for us

March 6 - Lunar X & V visible

March 7 - Lunar straight wall and Walther Sunrise Ray visible on Moon

March 8 - Mercury at greatest evening elongation 18-degrees from Sun in W. &  Mars 1.7 degrees S of Moon

March 9 - Jewelled Handle Visible on Moon

March 11 - 2 Satellites Visible on Jupiter at 8:42 pm EST

March 12 - Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition m=9.5

- Discovered by Hind in 1847 is is the innermost large asteroid and the seventh brightest. Name was proposed by John Herschel for the latin goddess of flowers and gardens. Parent of the Flora family of asteroids. Mixture of silicate rock, nickel-iron metal.

March 12 - also, - Wargetin Pancake Visible on Moon

March 13 - M 93 well placed this evening

March 14 - Lunar Eclipse for NA - Just before Midnight on the 13…for us it’s best around 2:45 CST.

March 20 - Spring Equinox

March 22 - Zodiacal Light becomes visible for a. Couple weeks in W evening sky

March 23 - large tides this week

March 24 - Mare Orientale visible on Moon - 6am

March 27 - 2579 nebula and cluster well placed for observing this evening

- Galaxy NGC 2784

March 28 - Friday, best weekend this year for Messier Marathon

March 29 - Partial Solar Eclipse - Centred on Northern Labrador and Baffin Island.

- Gegenschein visible from a very Dark Site high in S at midnight

March 30 - More Large Tides

- Sirius B, “The Pup” - Current separation about 11 arc seconds max in 50 years.

https://www.rasc.ca/sirius-b-observing-challenge

 

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