In Vineyard Skies
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 13 80 55 .00
June 14 78 54 .00
June 15 81 58 .09
June 16 65 57 .18
June 17 69 59 .07
June 18 74 52 .00
June 19 75 59 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 70º F.
The gibbous moon appears late tonight, low in the southeastern sky. The moon follows behind the bright planet Jupiter when it rises. The moon is two days past full and rises after 11 p.m. In the nights ahead, the moon rises even later.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
June 6 58 54 .04
June 7 62 53 Trace
June 8 80 61 .00
June 9 88 70 .00
June 10 91 63 .00
June 11 85 64 .00
June 12 87 64 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 70º F.
The gibbous moon moves through the southern sky in the evenings ahead. On Monday night the moon appears right under the bright red star Antares in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius. Antares is one of the largest and distant stars visible in our evening sky. The star is 600 light years away, twice the distance astronomy books estimated 20 years ago. The star is 10,000 times more luminous than our own Earth. For purposes of comparison, if Antares were our sun, the star’s size exceeds that of Mars’s orbit. Antares is truly a big star. Among astronomers it is called a super giant.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
May 30 70 54 .00
May 31 75 56 .00
June 1 67 57 .00
June 2 77 53 .00
June 3 75 53 .00
June 4 82 59 .17
June 5 61 55 .68
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 61º F.
There is plenty going on in the zodiacal constellation Leo this weekend. It would be interesting to hear what astrologers are offering in the form of advice to those born between July 23 and August 22, those who are in the sign of Leo, the lion.