August is here and that brings the dog days of Summer and this one has been a hot one. The Summer Milky Way is the main story this month. Sagittarius and Scorpius is prime with the wonders of the Milky Way extending up through Cygnus.
On the 6th Mercury will be at its greatest eastern elongation. That means you can see Mercury pretty darn tooten groovy in the evening.
On the 12th The Perseids peak. It is a new moon so look for them early Thursday morning. They can also been seen well Friday morning and fairly decent Saturday morning.
On the 17th Moon and Antares is 1.1 degrees apart and the Kappa-Cygnids peak.
On the 19th Neptune is in opposition.
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