A monthly look at astronomical events in the sky and on Earth
Compiled and written by Steve Sawyer
Welcome to April’s “What’s Up”, where Spring is now well and truly underway. The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are stretching out, and we’re starting to get that magical mix of warmer air and darker skies.
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Compiled and written by Steve Sawyer
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of “What’s Up”! This month marks a major transition in our skies as we say goodbye to the dark depths of winter, and hopefully the murk and damp that seems to have been the weather since the start of the year!
Welcome the astronomical start of spring. The Sun crosses the celestial equator on March 20, bringing the Vernal Equinox, where day and night are of almost equal length. For observers in the UK and Ireland, don’t forget that British Summer Time (BST) begins on March 29, so clocks will go forward.
This month we’re using Monet inspired images.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet