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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Comet 12P (Pons-Brook) Should …
Comet 12P (Pons-Brook) Should start to be visible in binoculars or a small telescope.
1 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
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Last Quarter Moon
Last Quarter Moon
3 Mar 2024
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Minor planet Juno (3) reaches …
Minor planet Juno (3) reaches opposition.
3 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes close to the b…
The Moon passes close to the bright red giant 1st magnitude star Antares in Scorpius.
3 Mar 2024
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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
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Anniversary of Voyager 1 passi…
Anniversary of Voyager 1 passing Jupiter in 1979.
5 Mar 2024
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Mars Day
Mars Day
5 Mar 2024
**Join us for this exciting free virtual event adventure for everyone, presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency.**
https://www.stem.org.uk/primary/enrichment/mars-day
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc…
Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group
5 Mar 2024 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details are available on their YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ
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Favourable liberation of The M…
Favourable liberation of The Moon which brings Mare Orientale into view.
29 Feb 2024 - 6 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
See more details
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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Anniversary of Kepler Mission …
Anniversary of Kepler Mission launch (Exoplanet Telescope) in 2009
6 Mar 2024
![](https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/2192_Keper_EOF_By_The_Numbers_Mission_Stats.jpg)
*(NASA announced its retirement on October 30, 2018)*
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
See more details
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
See more details
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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The Moon passes south of Venus…
The Moon passes south of Venus.
8 Mar 2024
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
See more details
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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Globe at night Campaign
Globe at night Campaign
1 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
**https://globeatnight.org/campaigns/**
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. They are running a number of campaigns.
See more details
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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New Moon
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Algol (Beta Persei) is at mini…
Algol (Beta Persei) is at minimum brightness and visible from the UK.
10 Mar 2024 2:00 am - 2:00 am
Algol dims from magnitude 2.1 to 3.4, so the variability is easily followed with the naked eye.
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
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Tel: 012673 588181
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Spring Star Party, Kelling Hea…
Spring Star Party, Kelling Heath
5 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Contact Kelling Heath directly to book your pitch.
https://www.kellingheath.co.uk
Tel: 012673 588181
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Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc…
Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group
12 Mar 2024 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details are available on their YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ
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Algol (Beta Persei) is at mini…
Algol (Beta Persei) is at minimum brightness and visible from the UK.
12 Mar 2024 11:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Algol dims from magnitude 2.1 to 3.4, so the variability is easily followed with the naked eye.
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The Moon passes close to Jupit…
The Moon passes close to Jupiter
13 Mar 2024 - 14 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes close to Jupit…
The Moon passes close to Jupiter
13 Mar 2024 - 14 Mar 2024
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Anniversary of Giotto Flyby of…
Anniversary of Giotto Flyby of Comet Halley in 1986.
14 Mar 2024
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More details: http://www.esa.int/Science\_Exploration/Space\_Science/Giotto\_overview: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Giotto_overview
Video of encounter:
https://cdn.sci.esa.int/documents/33599/35664/1567241084345-493\_Giotto\_Halley\_flyby\_1109\_002\_AR\_EN\_512x288.mp4: https://cdn.sci.esa.int/documents/33599/35664/1567241084345-493_Giotto_Halley_flyby_1109_002_AR_EN_512x288.mp4
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The Moon passes north of Uranu…
The Moon passes north of Uranus.
14 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes south of the b…
The Moon passes south of the bright 1st magnitude star Aldebaran and The Hyades star cluster in Taurus.
15 Mar 2024
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Anniversary of Mariner 10'…
Anniversary of Mariner 10's third close approach to Mercury in 1974.
16 Mar 2024
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Anniversary of Robert Goddard …
Anniversary of Robert Goddard launching first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926.
16 Mar 2024
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First Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
17 Mar 2024
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Anniversary of Alexei Leonov p…
Anniversary of Alexei Leonov performing the first space walk in 1965
18 Mar 2024
![](https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/wp-content/uploads/sites/240/2019/05/blog_Alexey-Leonov_1st-Human-to-walk-in-Space.jpg)
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The Moon passes close to the b…
The Moon passes close to the bright stars Castor & Pollux in Gemini
18 Mar 2024 - 19 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes close to the b…
The Moon passes close to the bright stars Castor & Pollux in Gemini
18 Mar 2024 - 19 Mar 2024
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Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc…
Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group
19 Mar 2024 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details are available on their YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ
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Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox
20 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes close to the b…
The Moon passes close to the bright star Regulus in Leo
21 Mar 2024
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Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes south of Messier 33, The Triangulum Galaxy.
22 Mar 2024 - 25 Mar 2024
More details about visibility of the comet here: **https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-12p-20240221/**
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Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes south of Messier 33, The Triangulum Galaxy.
22 Mar 2024 - 25 Mar 2024
More details about visibility of the comet here: **https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-12p-20240221/**
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Anniversary of re-entry of Mir…
Anniversary of re-entry of Mir Space Station in 2001
23 Mar 2024
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Practical Astronomy Show.
Practical Astronomy Show.
23 Mar 2024
NAEC, Stoneleigh
Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire,
United Kingdom,
CV8 2LG
(CV8 2LH for sat navs)
https://practicalastroshow.com
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Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes south of Messier 33, The Triangulum Galaxy.
22 Mar 2024 - 25 Mar 2024
More details about visibility of the comet here: **https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-12p-20240221/**
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Anniversary of Ranger 9 impact…
Anniversary of Ranger 9 impacting The Moon in 1965.
24 Mar 2024
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Mercury reaches greatest easte…
Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 19°. Visible in the western sky after sunset.
24 Mar 2024
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Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes south of Messier 33, The Triangulum Galaxy.
22 Mar 2024 - 25 Mar 2024
More details about visibility of the comet here: **https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-12p-20240221/**
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Full Moon.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in pro…
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in progress at Moonset. Only a small amount of shading will be visible.
25 Mar 2024
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The Moon passes close to the b…
The Moon passes close to the bright star Spica in Virgo
26 Mar 2024
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Space Oddities. Astronomy Disc…
Space Oddities. Astronomy Discussion Group
26 Mar 2024 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details are available on their YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBkfCh-XzOJxIZjgJxq1AQ
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The Moon passes north of the b…
The Moon passes north of the bright 1st magnitude red giant star Antares in Scorpius.
30 Mar 2024
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Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks passes very close to the first magnitude star Hamal in Aries.
31 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2024
More details about visibility of the comet here: **https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-12p-20240221/**
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British Summer Time Starts - S…
British Summer Time Starts - Set those clocks forward an hour at 2am.
31 Mar 2024 1:00 am - 1:00 am
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