Star Charts

George Barnes NAS vice-president

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March Viewing Guide

Sightings for the coming month. Look out for a close arrangement of Mercury, Venus and crescent Moon on March 6^th in the ESE about Az 110° just an hour before sunrise. (Altitudes Mercury 13° Venus 11°, Moon 10° at 5:48 am )

Also I recommend you all get acquainted with the world-wide observation project “Globe at Night” aimed at plotting Light Pollution throughout the world.

See http://www.globe.gov/globeatnight/ and http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/74/74.html for an article from “The Universe in the Classroom” by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Cheers and Clear Skies

George.Barnes

Star Chart

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Viewing Guide

NAS Vice-President George Barnes' Monthly Star Charts are a great way to find what you may be searching for in the night sky. So have a look and see what planets and stars are visible from Newcastle this month.