TO USE THE SKY MAP: Hold the map over your head with NORTH “North” pointing towards the northern horizon on the Earth. The center of the SKY GUIDE map marks the point directly overhead. March 2015 The position of the constellations on the map will match the night sky. Vega LYRA
DRACO DELPHINUS URSA MINOR Deneb
Enif
CEPHEUS PEGASUS
Albireo Polaris ANDROMEDA CYGNUS CASSIOPEIA AQUARIUS URSA MAJOR Alpheratz EAST
PERSEUS PISCES WEST
Castor AURIGA
Pollux GEMINI
Bellatrix Betelgeuse CANIS This is the sky in MINOR Fomalhaut EARLY MARCH at 9:00pm Rigel ORION and LATE MARCH at 8:00pm The Sky Guide is drawn for Phases of the Moon Genesee County and other places 43 degrees north latitude. Planet positions are shown for mid-month, unless otherwise noted. SOUTH FULL MOON 3RD QUARTER NEW MOON 1ST QUARTER March 5 March 13 March 20 March 27
VISIBLE SKY Evening Planets: Just after sunset look to the western skies to see Mars and Venus moving through the constellation Pisces throughout March. Jupiter continues its slow journey into the constellation of Cancer the crab. Look for the bright dot in front of the backwards question mark of Leo the Lion. Morning Planets: Look for Saturn before Sunrise all through March. It will be low in the southern skies near the waning moon on the 12th. SKY GUIDE March 2015
Longway Planetarium is closed to the public during renovation until early Summer. There will not be any public shows. However, there will be field trips and other programs during this time.
Check back next month or visit SloanLongway.org for updates on the radically different, full dome theater.