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Stargazing Tip for March 21

The planet Saturn is putting on a good show this month. It lines up opposite the Sun, so it rises at sunset and remains in view all night. It is at its brightest, too. The golden planet outshines all but a handful of other planets and stars.

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Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (M33)

More than a billion stars form the whirling spiral galaxy M33 in the constellation Triangulum, as seen in this McDonald Observatory image. 8x10 inches, color. (Tom Montemayor)


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