“Fogust” is around the corner! But fog permitting, sky watchers may enjoy the conjunction of the moon, Mars and Jupiter on the evening of Tuesday, July 30. These celestial orbs will appear close together; they don’t change position in the sky, but they look as if they did. The new moon of Aug. 4 will usher in a continuing summer pattern of early-morning, very low minus tides and afternoon high tides.
Beneath our fog-bound…