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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Year’s 2nd Blue Moon on March 31
Enjoy the 2nd Blue Moon of 2018 on March 31. We haven't had 2 Blue Moons in a year since 1999. It won't happen again until 2037.
March 31, 2018
Moon in Virgo March 30 and 31
Virgo the Maiden is a large, faint, rambling constellation with a single bright star, Spica. Watch for the moon near this star tonight and tomorrow.
March 30, 2018
Venus and Uranus meet March 28
It's the 2nd-closest conjunction of planets for all of 2018. Venus is bright and low in the west after sunset. Uranus is up there, but too faint to be seen with the eye.
March 28, 2018
Mars at western quadrature March 24
When Mars is at western quadrature in Earth's sky, Earth is at or near a greatest elongation - greatest distance from the sun on the sky's dome - as seen from Mars.
March 24, 2018
Moon in front of Taurus March 21 to 23
On March 21, 2018, the moon is near one of the Bull's most delicate features, a tiny, misty, dipper-shaped star cluster called the Pleiades.
March 21, 2018
Moon, Mercury, Venus March 18 to 20
On March 18, the young moon will be tough to spot from Asia or the Southern Hemisphere, but the rest of the world has a shot at it. On March 19 and 20, we should all see the young moon.
March 18, 2018
Have you seen Venus and Mercury yet?
Mercury is still in the same binocular field as brilliant Venus, and both are in the west after sunset. Plus, the moon will soon sweep past them.
March 15, 2018
Don’t miss the moon and morning planets
The moon has now swept past Jupiter and is headed for Mars, then Saturn. Don't miss them!
March 8, 2018
Use Venus to find Mercury in March
Will you catch Venus and Mercury - the 2 planets orbiting closer to the sun than Earth - after sunset on March 3, 2018? If you see them, let us know!
March 3, 2018
See all 5 bright planets in March
You can't see them simultaneously. But, especially from the Northern Hemisphere, March 2018 is a great month for catching all 5 bright planets either after sunset, or before dawn.
March 2, 2018
