Mercury and Mars are in the evening sky for some observers. Saturn remains paired with Neptune. Venus slides under Leo's belly. And Cygnus is a good constellation to start with if you're interested in deep sky objects.

Saturn's at opposition. Neptune, too. They have moons with similar names. Orion shines bright in the morning. Venus slides under Leo's belly.

Part of the world gets a partial solar eclipse soon. Learn how eclipses are catalogued and grouped over thousands of years. Mercury comes out of conjunction. Mars continues heading into the sunset. Saturn's almost at opposition.

Mercury's missing. Well, not really. Saturn and Neptune rise around sunset. A minor meteor shower peaks this week. And learn how those distant, dim galaxies and nebulae get their names.

The coming full moon will be eclipsed. Mars and Virgo set. Jupiter and a star give you a vision test. Venus passes by the beehive.

The moon passes Mars. Saturn and Fomalhaut shine bright. Three planets still give morning greetings. And it's not too late to see Perseid meteors. I tell you about how meteor showers are put into four classes according to how easy they are to see.

Three naked eye planets greet morning sky watchers. Saturn rises earlier in the evening. The moon reaches northern lunistice. And let's learn about Christiaan Huygens and how he leveled up from Galileo's work.

Venus passes Jupiter in Gemini for a nice morning display. The moon passes by Saturn. And the Martian north pole is pointed toward us. Find out what it and its southern counterpart are made of and how they're different.

Mars just passed Zavijava and heads toward Zaniah. Saturn and Neptune rise mid-evening. Uranus is near the Pleiades. Mercury makes it to the morning. And you can start looking for Perseid meteors if you haven't already. I tell you about the comet they come from.

Mercury heads to inferior conjunction. Mars gets close to Zavijava. The teapot's on the meridian at dusk. Venus reaches Castor's feet in pursuit of Jupiter. And a couple of big geometry figures are starting points for many beginning astronomers.