In Vineyard Skies
Mercury is our only evening planet.
The best planetary show this month is in the morning. The assembly of nearly all the visible planets will change through the coming mornings.
This Sunday morning there is a treat for those who rise early enough before sunrise.
Tonight’s full moon is called the Mud Moon on the Vineyard. The moon is in the constellation Virgo, not far from the constellation’s brightest star...
The two closest planets to the Earth are about to appear closest to each other on Tuesday morning. Venus and Mars, which we’ve been watching for...
The bright planet Venus is easy to find in the hour before sunrise or earlier. Venus also is higher in the east too. Look more carefully nearby and...
The crescent moon spends the weekend in the morning sky with two planets, Mars and Venus.
It is an unusual event for those who love astronomy. We have no visible evening planets. Jupiter is so low in the southwestern sky after sunset as to...
Three planets shine together tomorrow morning before sunrise.
This weekend we’ll have extreme astronomical tides.
Next Friday morning you can see three celestial objects together in the southeastern sky before sunrise.
The once dominant planet in our evening sky, Venus has disappeared and won’t reappear until late this month.
