March
The evenings begin moonless, so take advantage of this by looking for some of the fainter constellations. Begin with the most obvious ones. Above the eastern horizon is Leo the Lion. Its head and mane are delineated by stars that form a backward “?” with the star Regulus making the “dot.” Just above the horizon to the left is the faint grouping of stars at the centre of the constellation Coma Berenices. It is an expansive association of stars 280 light-years away from us that will overflow your binocular field.
On the 24th, Mercury will be highest above the horizon as the sky darkens. This is called its maximum “eastern elongation.” After twilight, it can be seen about five degrees above the western horizon.
