Dark Sky News
March 2026
Upcoming meeting: Feb. 26 @7:30pm
Next Meeting: Mar. 26 @7:30pm
The parade of galaxies begins! We start with Leo this month. At about 9PM, look straight up to see a hot blue-white star known as Regulus. Start off your galaxy hunting with the famous Leo Triplet!
M65
M66
NGC 3628 (the Hamburger Galaxy)
Lunar eclipse in the early morning of March 3rd! Here is a nice site with all the information you need to see this event. Penumbral, partial and full eclipse starting times are 3:44am 4:50am and 6:04am EST respectively. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Worm Moon because this was the time of year when the ground would begin to soften and the earthworms would reappear.
Time to spring forward! The sunsets now occur a minute later every evening as we approach the vernal equinox on March 20.
Just click on the links to see a sky map and times for two very bright overhead passes of the ISS:
Perfect night for galaxy hunting!