Jupiter Leaving and Saturn Arrives

Jupiter continues to sink lower in the west, where Venus still hangs brightly, outshining red Mars on the other side of the sky. The tiny, waning crescent moon is only visible late night or just before the sun and will be new just after the spring equinox. Look for earthshine this week!
The sun will cross the equator at 1:14 EDT Tuesday morning beginning spring in the northern hemisphere and fall in the southern. The north pole will see the sun for the first time in 6 months and the research station at the south pole will be locked down in the dark until the planet get back to "equal" in September. (I'm glad I'm not there! But they will have some fine stargazing.)
Hope your skies are clear and your neighbor's lights are off.