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High above
are many of the brightest stars in the night sky. Starting high in the
south-east are the two Pointer stars, Alpha and Beta Centauri. Above
them the Southern Cross appears lying on its side. Above the cross and
overhead is the jumble of brightest stars that makes the constellation
of Argo, the ship (subdivided into Carina, Vela and Puppis), including
Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Further still is
the constellation of Canis Major, with Sirius, the brightest star.
Then descending towards the north-west is Orion, with bright stars
Rigel and Betelgeuse, and its characteristic ‘belt’ of bright stars.
Not far away is Procyon in Canis Minor.
Planet
Venus continues as the brilliant object visible over the western
horizon after sunset.
The Moon is in the evening sky
until March 7 and again after March 20. A total eclipse of the Moon
occurs on March 3, starting at 23:30. The Moon is completely immersed
in the Earth's shadow from 00:44 to 01:58, and finally leaves it at
03:11.
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