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Bruce McClure

Young moon and bright Venus after sunset April 24 to 26

After the sun sets on April 24-26, 2020, look west for the waxing crescent moon near the brightest planet in Earth's sky, Venus.

Bruce McClure

April 24, 2020

Watch for Lyrid meteors this week

Assuming ideal conditions, you might catch 10 to 15 meteors per hour in 2020's Lyrid meteor shower. The peak is probably Wednesday morning - April 22 - but watch the mornings before and after, too.

Bruce McClure

April 19, 2020

Watch the moon sweep near 3 morning planets

Before daybreak these next several mornings - April 14, 15 and 16, 2020 - watch for the moon to sweep near Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. All 3 planets are bright and easy to spot. They make a little line in the predaw sky.

Bruce McClure

April 13, 2020

Zodiacal light juts upward to Taurus

Best seen in west after sunset from N. Hemisphere, east before dawn from S. Hemisphere. Northerners ... watch for stars of Taurus behind this mysterious pyramid of light.

Bruce McClure

April 10, 2020

Seek a daytime moon after sunrise

The next several mornings, after sunrise, present the perfect time to catch a daytime moon over your western horizon after sunrise.

Bruce McClure

April 9, 2020

Year’s biggest and brightest supermoon on April 7-8

Watch for the biggest supermoon of the year to shine all night long. It lights up the eastern sky at dusk/nightfall April 7, climbs highest up for the night around midnight and sets in the west around sunrise April 8.

Bruce McClure

April 7, 2020

Don’t miss Venus and the Pleiades! Their conjunction is April 3

The Venus-Pleiades conjunction is April 3. That's when Venus passes the Pleiades' brightest star, Alcyone. Any evening around then will be lovely!

Bruce McClure

April 2, 2020

Moon in Winter Circle March 30 and 31

What a great time to identify many bright stars! Let the moon be your guide.

Bruce McClure

March 30, 2020

Moon and Venus March 28 and 29

On March 28 and 29 - and even some evenings after that - see the waxing crescent moon and the planet Venus in the evening sky. They're beautiful! And you can use them to find the constellation Taurus the Bull.

Bruce McClure

March 28, 2020

Young moon below Venus after sunset March 25-27

Depending on where you live worldwide, you might - or might not - catch the young moon after sunset March 25, 2020.

Bruce McClure

March 25, 2020

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. You can still find many articles at EarthSky.org that were originally written by Bruce, and which the EarthSky editors still update regularly. Bruce is 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. Bruce he loves cycles of all kinds! You can still find many articles at EarthSky with Bruce's name on them, exploring the various, intricate cycles of the sky.