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A Square Moon?
Mar 23, 2011
"Like so many other people around the world, James Helmet of Alaska went outside on the evening of March 19th to watch the super perigee Moon rise in the east. 'Imagine my surprise,' he says, 'when I saw that it was almost square.'"
Look for the 'Realm of Galaxies'
Mar 21, 2011
"Throughout Spring in the northern hemisphere, astronomers and people interested in the night sky are going to be in for a galactic treat, as this is the time of year we can see the Coma/Virgo Super cluster or "Realm of Galaxies"."
A Super Full Moon
Mar 20, 2011
"The super full Moon of March 19th was the biggest and closest full Moon of the past 18 years."
The Beginning of Spring
Mar 20, 2011
"Today, March 20th, is the date of the vernal equinox."
Today's 'Super Full Moon'
Mar 19, 2011
"Amid the catastrophe in Japan, the Libyan and Yemeni crises and everything else, a lot of the news media and the internet, it seems, are eagerly awaiting Saturday's 'supermoon.'"
The Biggest Full Moon in 18 Years
Mar 18, 2011
"The biggest full moon of 2011 is also a supermoon and arrives March 19."
A Super Full Moon
Mar 17, 2011
"On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super 'perigee moon'--the biggest in almost 20 years."
See Mercury at Sunset
Mar 16, 2011
"This week, sky watchers have a rare opportunity to see Mercury at its best as NASA's MESSENGER probe prepares to enter orbit around the innermost planet."
Planets at Sunset
Mar 15, 2011
"Look west at sunset: Mercury pops out of the evening twilight alongside Jupiter for a fantastic sky show."
Jupiter and Mercury in the Evening Sky
Mar 14, 2011
"If you have good eyes and a flat horizon, then you can spot Jupiter and Mercury this week as they pass each other in the twilight."