Buckle up, star travelers this month is an exciting one, with major astrological events ahead. Check out some of our highlights coming up this month below:
• MAR 3: WORM MOON
The Full Moon in March is traditionally called the Worm Moon, after earthworms that tend to appear around this time in many locations in the Northern Hemisphere. – How strange!
• MAR 3/4: TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
This is the last total lunar eclipse until the very end of 2028. Totality will be visible across parts of North and South America, Australia, and Asia. – Be sure to keep an eye out!
• MAR 20: MARCH EQUINOX
The March equinox is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, by astronomical definitions.
THE MOON
The Moon is Earth’s one and only natural satellite and basically our planet’s loyal cosmic sidekick. It’s a big rocky ball about one-quarter the size of Earth that hangs out roughly 384,400 km away, close to light up the night sky, but not close enough that we can’t just pop over for a quick visit.
ANTARES
Antares is a massive, blazing red supergiant about 550 – 600 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, basically the cosmic version of the scorpion’s glowing, slightly dramatic heart. It’s so enormous, roughly estimated to be around 700 times wider than our Sun!
THE LMC
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way like a loyal but much smaller sidekick. It’s about 163,000 light-years away and roughly 32,000 light-years across, but only has about 1% of the Milky Way’s mass, making it the lightweight of the local galaxy group.
