Tonight’s Sky: March 2018 Video Guide As the brilliant stars of winter progress toward the west, the constellations of spring make their appearance

Before dawn, a string of planets highlight the eastern sky: Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter.

Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets in our solar system, while Mars is second only to Mercury as the smallest.

With a backyard telescope, the rings of Saturn and the bands of Jupiter are clearly visible, while Mars appears as a small, orange-red disk.