In Vineyard Skies
Say goodbye to Venus. Each night this month, the brightest planet appears lower in the western sky after sunset. By June, Venus will be gone from view for skywatchers on the Vineyard.
Change is ahead for the three visible evening planets. Venus, which has dominated our evening sky for months, is appearing lower in the sky. After sunset, Venus still appears high in the west, but it is already substantially lower than it was just two weeks ago. Venus will disappear from our sights in two weeks.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
May4 57 49 Trace
May 5 59 49 .01
May 6 59 47 Trace
May 7 62 38 Trace
May 8 68 48 .00
May 9 58 53 .44
May 10 59 54 2.18
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 59º F.
Say goodbye to Venus this month. The brightest planet, which sits high in the western sky after sunset, has attracted plenty of attention so far this year. The brilliant planet was the subject of a story last month about an Air Canada airline pilot who altered his flight pattern, thinking he was too close to another airplane. What he took to be another airplane was in fact Venus.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
April 27 61 52 .02
April 28 60 37 .00
April 29 56 42 .00
April 30 60 43 .00
May 1 57 45 .02
May 2 51 46 .81
May 3 56 47 .01
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 56º F.
The gibbous moon dominates our sky this weekend. On Monday night, it appears near the bright red planet Mars and both are near the bright star Regulus. All three form a close triangle in the zodiacal constellation Leo. Regulus is the principal and brightest star in Leo. Up against the brighter Mars and the moon, Regulus is not so impressive.