The night sky this week
The new moon will enter the evening sky through the course of this week. The very thin waxing crescent will appear near Venus on Tuesday night. It will not be far from Mars on Wednesday night.
Jupiter will overtake the Venus as the night sky’s most impressive planet as we head into March.
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Jupiter rises a bit before midnight. It will continue to rise earlier and earlier, and will soon be in the sky through the entire night. Later in March, Mercury will be easier to spot in the evening sky.
Image Credit: AccuWeather Astronomy friend Ronald Shawley took this imagery Saturday night.
There is no active meteor shower at this time, but there have been a decent amount of fireball reports. Interestingly enough, the American Meteor Society reports that, “evening fireballs seem to peak this time of year as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.” Read the rest of their weekly meteor activity report here.
There is a lot to see in the night sky this week. So, just look up! You never know what you will see!
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