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Astro Bob

Spring officially begins on Monday, March 20, at 4:24 p.m. Central Time. Not that you'd know it in Minnesota.
March brings the return of the mysterious zodiacal light as well as increased chances for viewing the northern lights.
Advancing our clocks on Sunday, March 12, means we keep Orion in view a little longer at the expense of the spring constellations.
Can you find the animals in Tuesday night's full moon? NASA's Curiosity rover photographs colorful Martian clouds.

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The spectacular increase in the number of satellites in recent years is now affecting Hubble images.
Our March astronomical calendar features several nice conjunctions and a delightful Arabic star group near the Big Dipper.
The two brightest evening planets will make a spectacular pair on Wednesday, March 1. We also have an excellent chance for northern lights on Sunday night, Feb. 26.
Recent discoveries put Jupiter back on top as "moon king."
We might see a modest show of northern lights Sunday night, Feb. 19. Citizen scientists recover a piece of the asteroid that fell over France earlier this week.
Meet Camelopardalis, the giraffe that never sleeps.

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Astronomers discovered an asteroid just hours before it safely struck Earth's atmosphere. And thanks to Venus, we'll easily find Neptune this week.
The mid-February night sky is busy with celestial get-togethers.
Although a full moon will interfere, Comet ZTF will pass right next to one of the sky's brightest stars Sunday night.

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