Continuing the tour of stellar objects crossing the meridian line this month: three objects from the constellation of Hercules:
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Continuing the tour of stellar objects crossing the meridian line this month: two globular clusters from the constellations Serpens and Scorpius.
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Continuing the tour of stellar objects crossing the meridian line this month: two objects from the small 'Hunting Dogs' Galaxy, officially called 'Canes Venatici'
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Continuing the tour of stellar objects crossing the meridian line this month: a double-star in the 'Sickle' of Leo, a field barred spiral galaxy also in Leo, knwon to its friends as "NGC 2903"; and the 'Ghost of Jupiter' planetary nebula in Hydra.
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The date of the Vernal Equinox and officially the start spring in the northern hemisphere falls on March 20th this year. This is when the Sun's path - the ecliptic, first crosses the celestial equator on its apparent journey northwards into the sky. The orientation of the Earth at the spring or autumnal equinox is such that neither of the poles are inclined towards the Sun and all locations experience equal hours of daylight and darkness - hence the term equinox... [Read more about Spring Equinox 2018]
In this month's edition:
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 05:24 | 20:34 |
| Civil Twilight | 04:42 | 21:16 |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:45 | 22:13 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 02:26 | 23:32 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 06:11 | 01:00 |
