In Vineyard Skies
A faint comet will appear low in the western sky tonight after sunset but it will be tough to see. Forecasters predict that Comet Pan-STARRS will be...
A barely-visible comet is now appearing low in the western sky shortly after sunset. Comet watchers hope it will grow brighter and easier to see in...
The ringed-planet Saturn rises late in the evening. On Sunday night, the planet is accompanied by the gibbous moon. Both rise in the east at about...
We will have a full moon in the coming week. The Snow Moon, as the Old Farmer’s Almanac calls it, arrives on Monday night. The moon is in the...
The moon dominates our night skies this weekend and well into the coming week. The moon will be most noticeable on Sunday night when it appears close...
The moon returns to our evening skies in the coming week. Only a few Vineyarders will see it hovering close to the western horizon right after sunset...
Late tonight, before midnight, the gibbous moon rises in the east. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Virgo, a constellation we more often...
A brilliant full moon lights the winter skies this weekend. With snow on the ground, you can step outside and look across the landscape and see that...
In the earliest years of astronomy, no one had a clear understanding of the magic of the stars in the skies. Twinkling stars were untouchable, yet...
A thin crescent moon hugs close to the western sky beginning in the new week. Today the moon is in the New Moon phase, and out of sight tonight. You...
For those outdoors early Sunday morning, the crescent moon appears close to the ringed-planet Saturn. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Libra...
When the stars come out on New Year’s Eve, you can expect the gibbous moon to rise in the east at 8 p.m. The moon will dominate the sky for the rest...
