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Bruce McClure

Meet Aquarius the Water Bearer and its stars

Aquarius lies in a “watery” part of the sky, near Pisces the Fish, Cetus the Whale, Eridanus the River and Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish.

Bruce McClure

October 16, 2022

Moon near fiery Antares August 6 and 7

Watch for the moon near fiery Antares on the evenings of August 6 and 7, 2022, floating near the summer Milky Way. They'll be a stirring sight!

Bruce McClure

Editors of EarthSky

August 7, 2022

Friday the 13th comes once in 2022

The calendar seems to have a life of its own when it comes to Friday the 13th and number play. Happy Friday the 13th!

Bruce McClure

May 13, 2022

Clock time and sun time agree in mid-April

Sun time and clock agree every year in mid-April. It means that, when the midday sun climbs highest, both sundial and your local clock read 12 noon.

Bruce McClure

April 15, 2022

Circumpolar stars stay up all night long

Circumpolar stars are those that never rise nor set from a certain location. At the poles, all stars are circumpolar, while at the equator, no star is.

Bruce McClure

February 18, 2022

Last quarter moon and Spica, mornings of January 24 and 25

See the moon and Spica on the mornings of January 24 and 25, 2022. The last quarter moon sidles up to the bright star in Virgo on these dates.

Bruce McClure

January 23, 2022

Lunar libration: January 7 moon maximum for 2022

One side of the moon always faces Earth. Even so, over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the moon's surface, due to lunar libration.

Bruce McClure

January 6, 2022

Moon in Gemini before dawn September 29 and 30

On September 29 and 30, 2021, use the waning crescent moon in Gemini to find the stars Castor and Pollux in the predawn sky.

Bruce McClure

September 28, 2021

Moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades late night September 25 to 27

Late at night on these next several nights - September 25, 26 and 27, 2021 - watch for the moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades.

Bruce McClure

September 25, 2021

Moon, Saturn, Jupiter September 15 to 18

Watch for the moon, Saturn, Jupiter on September 15 to 18, 2021.

Bruce McClure

September 15, 2021

Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure served as lead writer for EarthSky's popular Tonight pages from 2004 to 2021, when he opted for a much-deserved retirement. He's a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also wrote and hosted public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.