It is this month that we bid adieu to lovely Venus in the morning sky. Since last summer this brilliant planet has greeted the early riser. Alas, Venus has fallen lower on the horizon and is rising closer to sunrise becoming more difficult to see and will soon disappear in the predawn eastern horizon by the end of the month.
Mars and Saturn continue to battle the bright glow of dawn. Mars is ascending in the morning sky with Saturn following twenty minutes later. Use binoculars.
A couple of evening planets are much easier to see. Jupiter is situated prominently in the west-southwest sky after sunset. Be sure to catch the pairing of Jupiter and the crescent moon this evening.
Mercury materializes later this month shining brightly, low in the western sky, well to the lower right of Jupiter. March offers an excellent opportunity to observe Mercury.
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