Nature & Science

Tomorrow night's full moon is in the constellation Sagittarius, the southernmost zodiacal constellation. The full moon doesn't get any more southerly and close to the southern horizon on nights around the summer solstice.

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Nature & Science, In Vineyard Skies

Temperatures

Temperature: Precip. Day Max. Min. Inches. Fº Fº Sept. 7 72 61 .00 Sept. 8 81 67 .00 Sept. 9 80 66 .00 Sept. 10 83 64 .00 Sept. 11 72 65 Trace...

8:00 pm, September 13, 2007
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News, Sports, Nature & Science

Kids Catch Derby Fever, Prizes At Annual Contest in Oak Bluffs

Mark Alan Lovewell

With the 62nd annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby now at full speed, two events are running along on the side. One is for...

8:00 pm, September 13, 2007
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In Vineyard Skies

Crescent Moon and Planets

Tonight after sunset, the thin crescent moon hangs low in the southwestern sky. The moon is moving from the zodiacal constellation Virgo to Libra.

8:00 pm, September 13, 2007
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Bird News

Belted Kingfishers

Susan B. Whiting

It was 5:30 a.m. and still barely light over Tisbury Great Pond. I noted motion over the pond and saw two birds chasing one another. Then I heard a...