Sky Guide March 2017

What to look out, and up, for in March.

Our highlights of this month's skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers:

• The moon, Mercury and Mars close together on the 29th
• The King of Planets returns to our skies
• 4 comets to observe with amateur telescopes or the naked eye

Next up, we each take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year:

• Jen – The Owl Nebula in Ursa Major
• Paul – The Virgo Supercluster and Markarian's Chain of galaxies
• Ralph – Messier 67 and the Beehive Cluster in Cancer