In Vineyard Skies
The bright planet Venus hugs close to the western horizon now.
If you are up really early in the morning, you've got a chance to see two bright planets in the eastern sky.
Late Sunday night, if you are outside after 9 p.m. you'll be able to see a waning gibbous moon rise in the east, appear near the bright planet...
The bright full moon will enter the Earth's shadow and fade considerably next Thursday night.
The brightest planet in our western sky, Venus is ideally placed this weekend and in the nights ahead.
The Perseid meteor shower is in the coming week.
We have entered the shooting star season. Two meteor showers are ahead and we'll start noting more and more meteors in the night, at any hour.
The skies at night are almost as challenging for stargazing as living amid light pollution. The lights of the distant cities has lit our horizon....
There is no question this could be the best time of year to step outside at night and do some stargazing.
There is a pretty good chance the skies will be clear tomorrow night for the Fourth of July fireworks in Edgartown.
Monday's full moon will be one of the smallest of the year. Watch the moon rise in the east after sunset and see whether you can tell the difference...
There are three planets in our southwestern sky.
