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Posts by
Bruce McClure
Venus about to leave evening sky
And Mercury is climbing into it. By late March, Venus will have moved to the east before dawn as Mercury stages its best evening apparition of the year for northern observers.
March 18, 2017
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February 26, 2017
