In Vineyard Skies
Tomorrow night’s crescent moon appears high in the southeastern sky, in the zodiacal constellation Cancer. For those with binoculars, this is a chance to look at one of the largest star clusters visible in the night sky. Near the moon you’ll find a bed of stars closely packed together. The area of the star cluster exceeds the apparent size of the moon. The Beehive Cluster name goes back to ancient astronomers staring up at the night sky. The star cluster looks like bees hovering around a cluster.
Mercury will be superbly placed for viewing in the nights ahead, above the western horizon about an hour after sunset.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
April 25 74 38 0.00
April 26 63 42 0.00
April 27 57 44 0.00
April 28 59 42 0.00
April 29 56 47 1.17
April 30 57 36 0.44
May 1 56 30 0.00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 56º F.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
April 11 62 42 .00
April 12 54 43 .24
April 13 59 45 .61
April 14 59 36 .03
April 15 52 35 .00
April 16 55 29 .00
April 17 61 31 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 55º F.
The gibbous moon moves up beside the brightly ringed planet Saturn on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Leo. The bright star Regulus is nearby.
The moon and Mars appear as a pair tonight. Both are in the zodiacal constellation Gemini. Mars is a dull reddish color and appears to the right of the moon.