* Astronomy

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RE: March 2012

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Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Moon, Mars and Sirius from Leigh park, Eastleigh

From Leigh road recreation ground (known locally as Leigh park) in Eastleigh, Hampshire on the south coast of England, a trio of sunset planets in the west, and a planet rising in the east, Mercury low down in the twilight sky, followed by Venus, the brightest celestial body in the sky apart from the sun and moon, then Jupiter, the Moon and then to Mars in the east, which is was at opposition (closest point to earth) the day before

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Mercury is 2.4° from Uranus at 21:26 UT, 4th March, 2012.

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Mercury is at dichotomy (Half phase) at 15:30 UT, 4th March, 2012.

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HubbleSite - Tonight's Sky March 2012.

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Mars at Opposition
Mars will make its closest approach to Earth on the 3rd March, 2012

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See 5 Bright Planets in Night Sky - First Time in 8 Years

For the first time in almost a decade, sky-watchers this week will be able to see all five naked-eye planets over the course of one night for several nights in a row.
The classical naked-eye planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - can be seen easily without optical aids and so have been known since ancient times.
But the quintet hasn't appeared together during a single night since 2004.
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Mercury is at Perihelion (distance to sun: 0.3075 AU) at 5:50 UT, 2nd March, 2012.

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The Moon occults the 3rd magnitude star Zeta Tauri on the 1st March, 2012.

The event is visible from the northern Americas

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First Quarter Moon at 1:21.5 UT, 1st March , 2012.

This is the most northernly first quarter moon of the year