In Vineyard Skies
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Sept. 5 80 67 .00
Sept. 6 82 68 .29
Sept. 7 79 69 .59
Sept. 8 83 58 .00
Sept. 9 80 60 .00
Sept. 10 77 61 .27
Sept. 11 71 56 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 72º F.
For a sign of autumn in the night sky look at next week’s full moon. Monday night’s harvest moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Pisces. The full moon is close to the astronomical equator. Just as the sun will cross the equator later this month on the first day of fall, so too the full moon appears close to the equator.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
August 29 79 58 .00
August 30 77 65 .04
August 31 77 65 .17
Sept. 1 82 59 .00
Sept. 2 81 59 .00
Sept. 3 75 62 .00
Sept. 4 76 58 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 73º F.
A crescent moon appears tonight low in the southwestern sky. The moon is approaching the southern most zodiacal constellation Scorpius. Tomorrow night, the crescent moon appears under the red star Antares, the brightest star in the constellation.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
August 22 77 56 .00
August 23 78 55 .00
August 24 77 55 .00
August 25 77 63 .00
August 26 80 60 .00
August 27 73 55 .00
August 28 75 56 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 75º F.
Monday night, Labor Day, offers an opportune time to see three planets and the moon huddled close together in the west southwestern sky right after sunset. Binoculars will help.