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Bruce McClure

Moon, Jupiter at dawn October 27, 2016

The next few mornings will be a grand time to watch the moon near the very bright planet Jupiter. They'll be visible from around the world. Look east before dawn.

Bruce McClure

October 26, 2016

Moon and Jupiter on October 25, 2016

A heads up on the moon in the eastern predawn sky, as it takes aim on the very bright planet Jupiter! Also, a word about eclipses ...

Bruce McClure

October 25, 2016

Watch for Venus after sunset

Venus has been in our evening sky since July, but very near the sunset glare. Now this brightest of planets is beginning to climb out of the sunset.

Bruce McClure

October 24, 2016

Moon occults Aldebaran October 18-19, 2016

From much of the US, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and southeast Canada, Aldebaran will disappear behind the moon's lit side and reappear on its dark side.

Bruce McClure

October 18, 2016

Happy super Hunter Moon!

The full moon on October 15-16 is the Northern Hemisphere's Hunter's Moon. It also ushers in the 1st of 3 full-moon supermoons in 2016.

Bruce McClure

October 15, 2016

Minor lunar standstill and Hunter’s Moon

The moon's appearance in our sky follows a cycle. The cycle of minor lunar standstills diminishes some Hunter's Moon characteristics in 2016.

Bruce McClure

October 12, 2016

Moon and Neptune on October 12, 2016

Don’t expect to see Neptune in the moon's glare on October 12, 2016. But the moon can help you imagine this planet's location in the starry sky.

Bruce McClure

October 12, 2016

Mercury, Jupiter on October 11, 2016

Watch for the conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury - in the east before dawn - on the mornings around October 11.

Bruce McClure

October 10, 2016

Moon and Venus October 3, 2016

After sunset on October 3, 2016, look for the slender waxing crescent moon to pair up with Venus, the "upside-down" world.

Bruce McClure

October 3, 2016

Moon, Venus next early October 2016

On October 2 and 3, the moon is near Venus. And Venus is bright! If you catch it low in the twilight, its brightness might surprise you.

Bruce McClure

October 2, 2016

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. He's 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.