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March 2012

The sky as seen from the latitude of London (51° 30')  mid month, at 22h UT (GMT). The sky appears the same at the start of the month at 23h UT and at the end of the month at 21h UT. To find out what is on view in this period, check out the latest Sky Diary from Popular Astronomy.

If you'd like a description of this month's sky, with more details about the constellations on view, then go to our Young Stargazers' Sky Guide. But be warned – some of it is too much fun for adults!

Observing Notes for March 2012:

The night sky for March 2012

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Click on a sky map below to see how the sky will look on the 15th of that month at 22:00hrs UT (GMT)
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Screenshot from Night Vision, a free planetarium program that will run on any computer that offers a recent Java Runtime Environment. Visit this page to download it.

 

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