- July 4: Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation. See it low in the evening sky at sunset.
- July 28/29: The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower runs from July 12 through August 23. However, it peaks in the early morning of July 29. With just a crescent moon, this should be a good year to see this shower at its best. Overall, this is an average shower with maybe 20 meteors per hour at its peak.
- August 12, Venus is slightly less than one degree south from Jupiter.
- August 12/13: Perseid Meteor Shower. The ZHR is 60. This shower is well known for its high quantity of bright meteors. Early morning is best.
With the Milky Way coming into a favorable position for evening viewing, all kinds of fun features are out there to be viewed. But don’t overlook the north either.
NGC 6520 and Barnard 86 are an open cluster/dark nebula pair.
Stephen’s Quintet is a fun target for large aperture telescopes and dark skies.
Nebulas
M8, M16, M17, M20, M27, M57
NGC 6543
NGC 6572
NGC 6781
NGC 6826
NGC 6960
NGC 6992
NGC 6995
Barnard’s E
Helix Nebula
Saturn Nebula
Star Clusters
M2, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10, M11, M12, M13, M15, M22, M26, M92,
NGC 6231
NGC 6633
NGC 6712
IC 1295
IC 4665
Double Stars
Alberio
Delta Serpentis
Xi Scorpii
Rasalgethi
Mu Herculis
Double Double
Gamma
Delphini
Delta Cephei
Struve 525
Struve 2819