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Bruce McClure

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!

Bruce McClure

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!

Bruce McClure

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.

Bruce McClure

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.

Bruce McClure

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.

Bruce McClure

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!

Bruce McClure

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.

Bruce McClure

July 8, 2017

Jupiter at east quadrature July 6

It's a hallmark in Jupiter's appearance in our sky. At eastern quadrature, Jupiter is highest in the sky around 6 p.m. local time

Bruce McClure

July 6, 2017

Moon closest to Saturn on July 6

Want to identify Saturn, jewel of our solar system? July 6, 2017 is a great night for it, because this planet is near the moon. The star Antares is also nearby.

Bruce McClure

July 6, 2017

Moon, Antares, Saturn at nightfall

On July 5, 2017 watch for the moon, star Antares and planet Saturn. Can you see their colors - and Antares' twinkling - in the moonlit glare?

Bruce McClure

July 5, 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.