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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Watch for a young moon after sunset
As September ends and October begins, you'll find the moon back in the evening sky. Look west shortly after sunset!
September 29, 2019
Old moon, Regulus, rising times and more
These upcoming mornings - September 26 and 27, 2019 - the old waning crescent moon and the star Regulus adorn the eastern sky before sunrise.
September 25, 2019
Remember to look for Fomalhaut
In most years, Fomalhaut appears solitary. In 2019, however, Fomalhaut has company in the evening sky. The bright planets Jupiter and Saturn are up there, too, pointing the way to Fomalhaut on the sky's dome.
September 24, 2019
Are day and night equal at equinoxes?
September 22 is the equinox. The word means "equal night." Days and nights are nearly equal now at the equinox, but not quite. Here's why. Also, we've got a new word for you, "equilux." It's the word for when day and night are, in fact, equal.
September 19, 2019
Use Great Square to find Andromeda galaxy
Today's sky chart shows you how to star-hop to the Andromeda galaxy - the large spiral galaxy next-door to our Milky Way - from the Great Square of Pegasus.
September 17, 2019
Harvest Moon on Friday the 13th
It's a full moon. It's a Harvest Moon. It's the smallest moon of 2019. And it comes on Friday the 13th! Want info on any or all of these things? We've got you covered.
September 12, 2019
Moon near Saturn on September 7 and 8
These next couple of nights - September 7 and 8, 2019 - use the waxing gibbous moon to find the planet Saturn.
September 7, 2019
Moon, Jupiter, Saturn September 5 to 7
These next few evenings - September 5, 6 and 7, 2019 - use the moon to find the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Have a telescope? Then use it to view Jupiter's four major moons and Saturn's glorious rings.
September 5, 2019
Young moon, stars, a planet September 3-5
As darkness falls these next few evenings - September 3, 4 and 5, 2019 - watch for the waxing crescent moon traveling in front of the constellation Libra the Scales. The moon heads eastward, as it always does in its orbit around Earth. It'll sweep past the star Zubenelgenubi, then head toward the red star Antares and bright planet Jupiter.
September 3, 2019
Watch for a young moon after sunset
We had a new moon on August 30, 2019. A number of people around the world are likely to catch the whisker-thin waxing crescent after sunset August 31. On the evenings after that, the moon will stay out longer after sunset and become easier to see.
August 31, 2019
