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Bruce McClure

Moon and Jupiter March 13 and 14

Jupiter and the moon will appear as nighttime's two brightest lights. They'll be close as seen from around the world.

Bruce McClure

March 13, 2017

Full-looking moon edges toward Jupiter

On March 12, 2017, look east as darkness falls to see a brilliant, full-looking moon. Bright Jupiter will rise shortly after the moon, by early to mid-evening.

Bruce McClure

March 12, 2017

Last full moon of season this weekend

March 2017 full moon is the 3rd of 3 full moons between the December solstice and March equinox. Harbinger of spring for Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon.

Bruce McClure

March 11, 2017

Moon sweeps into Leo on March 9

The moon will spend several days traversing the large constellation Leo the Lion. Notice our moon, and Leo's stars, and contemplate the Earth and moon's long and varied history.

Bruce McClure

March 9, 2017

Moon hides Aldebaran on March 4

From the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean - during the evening hours tonight - you can watch the star Aldebaran disappear behind the moon's dark edge, then reappear on its illuminated side.

Bruce McClure

March 4, 2017

Venus’ retrograde starts March 2

And so a transition begins, which will end only after Venus has left the western evening sky and appears in the east before dawn.

Bruce McClure

March 2, 2017

Moon close to Mars on March 1

You'll notice Venus near the moon first, because it's so dazzlingly bright. But the "star" closer to Wednesday's moon is Mars. Plus, Uranus and Mars are in the same binocular field.

Bruce McClure

March 1, 2017

Don’t miss moon and Venus February 28

The crescent moon and planet Venus are close on February 28, 2017. If you could see Venus through a telescope, you'd find it in a crescent phase, too.

Bruce McClure

February 28, 2017

February 26 ring of fire eclipse

The annular eclipse of the sun on February 26, 2017 takes place in the Southern Hemisphere, along a very narrow path that runs through South America and Africa.

Bruce McClure

February 26, 2017

Ring of fire eclipse on Sunday

The February 26, 2017 annular solar eclipse - aka a ring of fire eclipse - will be visible from parts of Earth's Southern Hemisphere.

Bruce McClure

February 25, 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.