In Vineyard Skies
This weekend is probably your last chance to see all four visible planets lined up in the southwestern sky right after sunset.
Four of the visible planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus and Mercury, will appear together in the southwestern skies a short time after sunset.
The faint comet, Comet Leonard, will appear right under the planet Venus tomorrow night.
The Geminids Meteor Shower, usually the largest meteor shower of the year takes place next Monday night.
We’ve missed the red planet Mars. For much of this year until late summer, Mars hung high in our southern and southwestern sky in the evening.
On Wednesday night the bright gibbous moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Gemini.
In the late evening of Thursday, Nov. 18, or more closely to Friday morning beginning at 2:18 a.m. the moon will noticeably appear to move into the...
The crescent moon and Venus will appear together as a pair low in the southwestern sky on Sunday night. The two are close enough to draw an extra...
The best astronomical next week is in the early morning skies. On Monday morning look for a thin crescent moon high in the eastern sky before sunrise...
The most difficult visible planet isn’t the farthest from us, it is almost always the one too close to the sun. The planet Mercury shines above the...
Vineyard Skies for Friday, October 15, 2021.
Look tomorrow night to the southwestern sky just after sunset for three bright objects close to the horizon.