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Bruce McClure

Mercury, Regulus, Venus September 10, 2017

Elusive Mercury and star Regulus near each other before sunrise. They're below bright Venus, close to the sunrise point on the horizon. With each passing morning, both star and planet will get a little easier to see ...

Bruce McClure

September 9, 2017

Moon and Uranus in Pisces September 8, 2017

The waning gibbous moon and Uranus, 7th planet outward from the sun, float in front of the delicate constellation Pisces the Fishes on September 8.

Bruce McClure

September 8, 2017

Full Corn Moon on September 6

That's September 6 at 7:03 UTC. So the crest of the moon's full phase may have already passed, for you. Still, we all can enjoy this 3rd and final full moon of northern summer (southern winter) tonight.

Bruce McClure

September 6, 2017

Harvest Moon on September 5-6?

The moon turns full on September 6, 2017 at 7:03 UTC. For us in the Americas, our fullest moon comes on the night of September 5. Is it a Harvest Moon? Read on.

Bruce McClure

September 5, 2017

Pluto in moon’s direction September 1, 2017

On September 1, both the moon and dwarf planet Pluto lie in front of the constellation Sagittarius the Archer.

Bruce McClure

September 1, 2017

Closest far-moon of 2017 on August 30

Today's moon reaches its most distant point from Earth for the month. Astronomers call this point an "apogee" of the moon. This month's apogee is closer than any other in 2017.

Bruce McClure

Deborah Byrd

August 30, 2017

Moon and star Antares on August 28

Tonight – August 28, 2017 – let the moon be your guide to the red star Antares. The humongous size of this red supergiant star is truly difficult to fathom!

Bruce McClure

August 28, 2017

Moon, Jupiter, Spica again on August 25

Charts showing how to spot them on August 25, 2017, plus an explanation of Jupiter's movement in front of the stars, as this outer planet and Earth both orbit the sun.

Bruce McClure

August 25, 2017

Moon, Jupiter, Spica on August 24

Jupiter is easy to spot near the waxing moon on August 24, 2017 because it's so bright. Spica is fainter, but you'll see it as twilight deepens.

Bruce McClure

August 24, 2017

Young moon low in west after sunset

Fresh from Monday's eclipse, the moon is now back in the west after sunset, about to sweep near the bright planet Jupiter.

Bruce McClure

August 23, 2017

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.