Tomorrow night’s first quarter moon appears to the west of the bright planet Jupiter. The two are high in the southern sky, and easy to spot.

Venus continues to draw attention, appearing low in the western sky after sunset. On Sunday night, the thin crescent moon appears nearby.

Looking for more evidence that spring is here? Look at the stars and planets.

Saturday night's full moon, the Daffodil Moon, appears in the zodiacal constellation Virgo.

Last winter a number of us had a chance to observe the faint Comet Lovejoy as it moved through the evening sky.

Aerial surveys conducted last week spotted a large group of North Atlantic right whales in the ocean south of the Vineyard. Mariners are asked to use caution while the critically endangered whales are present.