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Bruce McClure

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

Black Moon on September 30?

A Black Moon is the second of two new moons in a single calendar month. Whether you have one depends on your location on the globe.

Bruce McClure

September 30, 2016

Moon and Mercury on September 29

Mercury and the moon get close on the morning of September 29! They're easiest to see from the Northern Hemisphere or southern tropics.

Bruce McClure

September 28, 2016

Moon and Mercury shortly before sunrise

September 28 is also the day of Mercury's greatest elongation, when the planet will be 18 degrees west of the sun on our sky's dome. Look shortly before sunup.

Bruce McClure

September 27, 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. 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.