In Vineyard Skies
Mornings this month offer a stellar planetary show. Three bright planets fill the eastern sky.
The brilliant planet Venus is high in the southeastern sky before sunrise. You don’t have to get up too early to see it. You can see Venus as late in...
The crescent moon appears near the ringed planet Saturn Friday low in the southern sky.
A thin crescent moon will be visible low in the southwestern sky after sunset in the coming week. There is a slight chance you’ll see the moon as...
If you step outside late Saturday night and look to the stars, you’ll see a sign of autumn rising in the east. The zodiacal constellation Taurus is...
We’ve got a brilliant full moon, the Sailor’s Moon, outshining everything in the night this weekend except headlights and streetlights.
For those overwhelmed by the hot summer sun high above, the moon offers a different persona.
There is still time in the nights ahead to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower, which peaked in the wee hours of this morning. Take a look at any hour...
Who doesn’t love seeing meteors falling from the heavens at unpredictable moments on a warm summer night. The Perseid meteor shower, a summer...
There is a blue moon Friday but don’t go looking for a change in color. A blue moon is a full moon occurring on the last day of the month.
Warm summer nights, far cooler than daytime highs, make astronomy a pleasant hobby. One doesn’t have to put on a coat or dress in any special way....
Saturday night an assembly of beautiful celestial objects shine low in the western sky after sunset. A thin crescent moon appears next to the planet...
