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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Identify Saturn near moon on August 2
On August 2, 2017, use the moon to locate the ringed planet Saturn as darkness falls. Miss 'em tonight? Try again tomorrow night.
August 2, 2017
Waxing gibbous moon this week
It's waxing toward full moon on August 7-8, obliterating the annual meteor showers and edging toward a lunar eclipse, then a solar eclipse.
July 31, 2017
Mercury farthest from sun July 29-30
Look for Mercury in the western twilight, starting around 45 minutes after sunset.
July 29, 2017
Moon, Jupiter and Spica on July 28
Jupiter is the brightest object in the evening sky besides the moon. Spica is a bright star in the constellation Virgo. An awesome sight!
July 28, 2017
Moon, Mercury, Regulus rendezvous
You'll need a clear sky and an unobstructed western horizon to catch the planet Mercury with the star Regulus, so near the sunset glare. But the moon - and bright planet Jupiter - will help!
July 25, 2017
Go young moon hunting at dusk
As twilight fades, search for the pale, whisker-thin waxing crescent moon near the sunset point on the horizon.
July 24, 2017
Sun enters Cancer on July 20
You might know that the sun enters the sign of Cancer every year at the June solstice. It enters the constellation Cancer a month later, on or near July 20.
July 20, 2017
Moon and Venus closest July 20
Around the world before sunrise Thursday, the moon and Venus will be close in the east before dawn. The bright star nearby is Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull.
July 19, 2017
Venus, moon, Aldebaran before dawn
Look in the east for the brightest starlike object in the sky. That'll be Venus. Aldebaran is the bright star nearby. The moon will be passing through the next few mornings!
July 18, 2017
Americas? Moon fullest for you July 8
Fullest moon comes July 9 at 4:07 UTC, and the fullest moon for Asia is July 9. But, for us in the Americas, the moon appears fullest tonight.
July 8, 2017
