{"id":199187,"date":"2018-03-05T12:25:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T16:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonmentum.com\/blog\/?p=199187"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T16:25:56","slug":"whats-up-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonmentum.com\/blog\/actualidad\/observatorio-moonmentum\/whats-up-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Up &#8211; March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-paragraph-padding-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"161545c891430eb9\" data-legacy-message-id=\"161545c891430eb9\">\n<div class=\"ajx\">\n<p>This month, at sunset, catch elusive Mercury, bright Venus, the Zodiacal Light, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter between midnight and dawn!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/7ec7b1cc027e22423a74c9b31edd060d\/tumblr_inline_p4yxq3JQRA1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/7ec7b1cc027e22423a74c9b31edd060d\/tumblr_inline_p4yxq3JQRA1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Both Venus and Mercury play the part of \u201cevening stars\u201d this month.\u00a0At the beginning of the month they appear low on the western horizon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/395f0b716a3904018319f597542f67c3\/tumblr_inline_p4yy2iFMYA1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/395f0b716a3904018319f597542f67c3\/tumblr_inline_p4yy2iFMYA1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The Moon itself joins the pair from March 18th through the 20th.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/dc365bd0143b665e07c45839a046d94b\/tumblr_inline_p4yy89UzTC1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/dc365bd0143b665e07c45839a046d94b\/tumblr_inline_p4yy89UzTC1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The Moon skims by the Pleiades star cluster and Taurus\u2019s bright red star Aldebaran on the next few evenings, March 21 through the 23rd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/a0c7a0df7d3d933c387f211a9429b8a4\/tumblr_inline_p4yyf1R3Iw1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/a0c7a0df7d3d933c387f211a9429b8a4\/tumblr_inline_p4yyf1R3Iw1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Jupiter, king of the planets, rises just before midnight this month and earlier by month end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/466f40aebabe2eeaa5cfd4db89f81f35\/tumblr_inline_p4yyjdbndU1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/466f40aebabe2eeaa5cfd4db89f81f35\/tumblr_inline_p4yyjdbndU1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Even through the smallest telescope or average binoculars, you should see the 4 Galilean moons, Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b1d1dcc276aa400665e25ee0796dc6dc\/tumblr_inline_p4yyqrBVg41tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b1d1dcc276aa400665e25ee0796dc6dc\/tumblr_inline_p4yyqrBVg41tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The March morning sky offers dazzling views of Mars and Saturn all month long.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/bc8674b94d70079520f06ff0f5a2185c\/tumblr_inline_p4yyw1WXwt1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/bc8674b94d70079520f06ff0f5a2185c\/tumblr_inline_p4yyw1WXwt1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Through a telescope, you can almost make out some of the surface features on Mars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b9304186f98d1b586ff4b81c91778006\/tumblr_inline_p4yz4nosYb1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b9304186f98d1b586ff4b81c91778006\/tumblr_inline_p4yz4nosYb1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Look a little farther into Mars\u2019 future and circle May 5th with a red marker. When our InSight spacecraft launches for its 6 month journey to the Red Planet, Mars will be easily visible to your unaided eye.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/14e9bc40c8f18eb4c66a4f39e9d98941\/tumblr_inline_p4yzcnxXzL1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/14e9bc40c8f18eb4c66a4f39e9d98941\/tumblr_inline_p4yzcnxXzL1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Keep watching Mars as it travels closer to Earth. It will be closest in late July, when the red planet will appear larger in apparent diameter than it has since 2003!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/289d7b1a5be1109de9c801111d327f15\/tumblr_inline_p4yzg4wFOY1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/289d7b1a5be1109de9c801111d327f15\/tumblr_inline_p4yzg4wFOY1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>You are in for a real treat if you can get away to a dark sky location on a moonless night this month \u2013 the Zodiacal Light and the Milky Way intersect!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/e2d580ed4739e72d625bf358ea459560\/tumblr_inline_p4yzk9oJ8d1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/e2d580ed4739e72d625bf358ea459560\/tumblr_inline_p4yzk9oJ8d1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The Zodiacal light is a faint triangular glow seen from a dark sky just after sunset in the spring or just before sunrise in the fall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/9a40265c2b7e11125337b5fec4a5c34e\/tumblr_inline_p4yzrkp8ij1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/9a40265c2b7e11125337b5fec4a5c34e\/tumblr_inline_p4yzrkp8ij1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The more familiar Milky Way is one of the spiral arms of our galaxy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/30034998ceae6edd733dd1dedd2592fe\/tumblr_inline_p4yzwfhsmR1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/30034998ceae6edd733dd1dedd2592fe\/tumblr_inline_p4yzwfhsmR1tzhl5u_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" data-orig-width=\"480\" data-orig-height=\"270\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>What we\u2019re seeing is sunlight reflecting off dust grains that circle the Sun in the inner solar system. These dust grains journey across our sky in the ecliptic, the same plane as the Moon and the planets.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full What\u2019s Up for March Video:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-embed tmblr-full\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube_iframe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NVU-dWFb28?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/safe.txmblr.com&amp;wmode=opaque\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><b>There are so many sights to see in the sky. To stay informed,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNASAWhatsUp&amp;t=MTc1MDBlZWE4ZWJmM2IyZmFkZjM0OWNiOTJiNmRiOTE4OGVhNTNmNyw5eHgyUGVIdg%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AUFcrB_DpY1hYQssYTNl5fw&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fnasa.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F168087858024%2Fwhats-up-december-2017&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe to our What\u2019s Up video series on Facebook<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gA gt acV\">\n<div class=\"gB xu\">\n<div class=\"ip iq\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, at sunset, catch elusive Mercury, bright Venus, the Zodiacal Light, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter between midnight and dawn! Both Venus and Mercury play the part of \u201cevening stars\u201d this month.\u00a0At the beginning of the month they appear low on the western horizon. 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