Sunset at 7:41 pm. The full Moon will make an easy object to observe shortly after sunset. However, the planets Mercury and Uranus may also be visible near each other low in the West for a few minutes shortly after sunset too. The Orion Nebula will still be visible in the southwest. The double star Cor Caroli and wonderful globular cluster M3 will also be visible. Because of the biright Moon many if the fainter galaxies will be difficult to discern, but brighter globular clusters and open clusters will be nice. The Beehive, an open cluster in Cancer, will be observable as well as the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus. Planetary nebulae, like the Ghost of Jupiter and the Cats Eye Nebula will be visible. These are exploded star remnants. The planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will make an almost perfectly straight line before sunrise.
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Earlier Event: March 19
March Astronomy Night
Later Event: May 3
John Deere Middle School Astronomy Night