Two planets, Venus and Mars are in the western sky at the close of the year 2016.

Winter’s arrival at 5:44 a.m. on Wednesday will be closely followed by the Ursid meteor shower.

At the height of boating activity last summer in Edgartown harbor, there was a pleasant surprise. Two dolphins spent three days swimming around.

The gibbous moon is in the zodiacal constellation Pisces Friday night.

On Sunday night the crescent moon appears close to the red planet Mars.

Three planets hover in our western sky in the weeks ahead.