The faint Comet Lovejoy continues to appear high in our eastern sky in the evening. It is a beautiful object amid a starry background.

The final version of the state plan steers clear of sand mining off Martha’s Vineyard for now. It also expands protected areas for sea ducks thanks to information from Vineyard birders.

Probably the best bird of the week is Dick Jennings’s observation of a common yellowthroat. It was hunkered down along a border of liriope.

Last week, social media was ablaze with some unique pictures. It wasn’t just the usual cute kids and photos of fabulous food on the interwebs, but something else that rose above the ordinary.

The gibbous moon makes its way through our late evening sky. You’ll see the moon rising in the east around 10 p.m.

The future of the Cape Wind project on Horseshoe Shoal was thrown into uncertainty this week when National Grid and NStar announced they had terminated their contracts to buy power from the private wind developer.