In Vineyard Skies
We've got planets in the evening and morning skies. Venus is low in the southwestern sky after sunset. It may be a hard plant to find, since it...
We seldom see hail in Vineyard skies. We got a dose this past Monday afternoon when a line of thunderstorms approached from the Cape. The storm came...
The best evidence of seasonal change isn't only in the weather and occasional drop with the temperature, it is in the night sky. Go outside late and...
The full moon on Monday will be big and close And you'll see it rising in the eastern sky right after sunset. We call this moon the Sailor's Moon,...
The favorite meteor shower of the year takes place Sunday night. The Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its peak in the earliest hour of Monday morning,...
Venus, the brightest planet in the evening sky is getting easier to see. Have you seen it yet? Venus sets almost an hour after the sun. It is so...
This weekend's brilliant full moon is another low one. We are well into the height of summer and that spells full moons that are low in our southern...
Tomorrow night's first quarter moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Virgo, close to the right star Spica. Spica is one of the brightest stars...
Enjoy these mostly moonless nights in the week ahead. The stars and even the Milky Way are within reach, as long as the skies are clear.
If you are out looking for fireworks on Thursday, July 4th evening, make sure you look up for stars. The stage is set for summer stars. The bright...
Tomorrow night's full moon is in the constellation Sagittarius, the southernmost zodiacal constellation. The full moon doesn't get any more southerly...
On Sunday night the gibbous moon appears close to the bright star Spica in the zodiacal constellation Virgo. Spica is one of the largest and thus...
