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How to see the planets in the night sky March 2021. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see the planets throughout March 2021

Vesta begins March east of the star Chertan (Theta θ Leonis) and tracks northwest, reaching its brightest at opposition on 4 March in the constellation of Leo, the Lion. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

See asteroid Vesta at opposition in the night sky

Star Diary astronomy podcast. Find out what's in the night sky, March 2021

Star Diary Podcast

Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky, March 2021

Leo constellation. Credit: Credit: CEDIC Team + Hubl Bernard / CCDGuide.com

Deep-sky tour 6 galaxies to spot in the Leo constellation

Make your own Galileo telescope replica

DIY Astronomy Build a Galilean telescope

Capture a motion composite astrophoto showing an object moving across the night sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Create a composite astrophoto showing a night-sky object in motion

Best UK cities for stargazing. Credit: MarcelC / Getty Images

Best UK cities for stargazing revealed in new study

Best twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans. Credit: happyphoton / Getty Images

Best Twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans

Mars appears next to the Pleiades, 30 March 2019. Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Observing guide See Mars pass the Pleiades star cluster

How to create a time lapse video. Credit: Steve Brown

How to shoot a time-lapse video of the stars

A star trail image captured by Chap Him Wong that won the 'People and Space' category in the 2015 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Credit: Chap Him Wong

How to Photograph star trails

6 open clusters to spot in auriga constellation

Deep-sky tour 6 open clusters to spot in Auriga, the Charioteer

With four other Plough stars, Merak is a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group, as shown by the blue arrows. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide Spot star Merak at the bottom of the Plough

Best telescope mounts

Best telescope mounts

Celestron Omni XLT AZ 102 Refractor/basic mount

Best beginners' telescopes