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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Moon closest to Saturn before sunup February 11
Saturn is the most distant and slowest-moving world that you can easily see with the unaided eye. Let the moon show it to you Sunday morning.
February 10, 2018
Moon and planets before sunup February 9 to 11
Now the moon has moved in the predawn sky. You'll find it moving past the planet Mars - toward Saturn - on the mornings of February 9 to 11, 2018.
February 8, 2018
Moon and planets before sunup February 7 to 9
Over the next several mornings - February 7 to 9, 2018 - you'll find the moon moving past the planets Mars and Jupiter.
February 6, 2018
Moon and Regulus on February 1
Enjoy the pairing of the moon and Regulus - brightest star in Leo the Lion - on February 1, 2018! From some places the moon will pass in front of (occult) Regulus.
February 1, 2018
January 31 is 1st of 2 Blue Moons in 2018
According to modern folklore, the second of 2 full moons in a month is called a Blue Moon. In 2018, we have 2 of those! How often it happens, here.
January 31, 2018
Super Blue Moon eclipse on January 31
The super Blue Moon happens before sunrise on January 31, 2018, for North America and Hawaii. It happens after sunset on January 31 for the Middle East, Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Details here.
January 30, 2018
Moon near Castor and Pollux January 29
Castor and Pollux - brightest stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins - are noticeable for being bright and close together on the sky's dome.
January 29, 2018
Dwarf planet Ceres soon to be closest since 2009
Earth and Ceres will be closest for 2018 on February 1. Ceres hasn't been this close since 2009. Start looking for this tiny world - largest body in the asteroid belt - now.
January 25, 2018
Half-lit quarter moon on January 24
The Earth and moon are like mirrors to each other in that - when we see a 1st quarter moon in our sky - those on the moon would see a last quarter Earth.
January 24, 2018
Waxing toward the super Blue Moon
The moon is getting closer to Earth, day by day, this week. A word about measuring the moon's changing distance from Earth, here.
January 22, 2018
