Today:
The southern end of the Milky Way hosts a rich variety types of objects because it is the center of our galaxy, though binoculars or telescopes are needed. Looking at the red star Antares, due south at 9:45 PM, ordinary binoculars will show a fuzzy object farther right – a cluster of tens of thousands of stars.

Tuesday:
Once the moon has fully risen by 11:20 PM, you needn’t wait long to see its celestial companion for the night, This time it is the planet Saturn, which will appear barely below the moon by 11:45, perhaps a few minutes earlier, assuming a flat horizon and very clear skies.

Wednesday:
High in the east-southeast at 10:30 are three bright stars which make up the Summer Triangle. The highest and brightest is Vega, lower and to the left is Deneb, and lowest and more toward the south is Altair. Altair comes from an Arabic word meaning the “flying or soaring eagle”.