EarthSky News - March 18 - Say Goodbye to Venus

March 18 Say Goodbye to Venus by:

This weekend … Venus about to leave evening sky And Mercury is climbing into it. By late March, Venus will have moved to the east before dawn as Mercury stages its best evening apparition of the year for northern observers. All you need to know: March equinox The 2017 vernal or spring (or fall) equinox comes on March 20 at 10:29 UTC. Spring arrives for the north - fall for the south - of Earth's globe. Fastest sunsets near equinoxes We're talking about the amount of time needed for the body of the sun to sink below the horizon. It's true. The sun actually sets faster around the time of an equinox. How to take great photos of star trails When a camera captures a star's movement across the sky, it's called a star trail. An astrophotographer explains how he does it.

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This weekend … Venus about to leave evening sky And Mercury is climbing into it. By late March, Venus will have moved to the east before dawn as Mercury stages its best evening apparition of the year for northern observers.

New mosaic of Orion Nebula The Orion Nebula - 1,400 light-years away- is the closest star formation region to Earth. This image is the latest in the Hubble Space Telescope's collection. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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