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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Moon passes Mars around September 4-6
These next several nights - September 4, 5 and 6, 2020 - let the moon introduce you to the red planet Mars. Next month, in October 2020, Mars will supplant Jupiter as the sky's 4th-brightest heavenly body.
September 4, 2020
Full Corn Moon on September 1-2
Tonight - September 1-2, 2020 - presents the third and final full moon of a Northern Hemisphere summer (Southern Hemisphere winter).
September 1, 2020
Moon, Jupiter, Saturn August 27 to 29
These next several evenings - August 27, 28 and 29, 2020 - watch for the waxing gibbous to flit by the gas giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn.
August 27, 2020
The Teapot, 2 planets and the galaxy’s center
The bright planets Jupiter and Saturn are currently near on the sky's dome to the famous Teapot asterism. The center of our Milky Way galaxy is also located in this direction.
August 19, 2020
Summer Triangle on August evenings
The Summer Triangle is a fixture of our skies at this time of year. Its 3 stars are Vega, Deneb and Altair.
August 17, 2020
Spectacular! Moon and Venus before sunrise August 14 to 16
Enjoy an eyeful of the moon and Venus as they meet up in the morning sky in mid-August 2020!
August 13, 2020
Peak Perseid mornings in 2020: August 11, 12, 13
When is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in 2020? The greatest number of meteors is most likely to fall in the predawn hours on August 12, yet under the light of a wide waning crescent moon.
August 10, 2020
Moon and Mars late evening to dawn August 7 to 9
Mars is now bright and fiery red, rising to a peak in brightness for this 2-year period in October 2020. Catch it near the waning moon - late night to dawn - on August 7, 8 and 9, 2020.
August 7, 2020
In 2020, Venus and Perseid meteors!
In 2020, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower nearly coincides with Venus' greatest elongation, or greatest apparent distance from the sun in our sky. Both will fall around the mornings of August 11, 12 and 13.
August 6, 2020
See 4 bright planets in August
August 2020 presents a fine time to view four of the five bright planets: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
August 4, 2020
