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.
Sunday:
Looking due south at 8:30 PM, you will find the red star Antares, the brightest star in the summer constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion. Antares is usually considered the “heart” of the Scorpion. Note the general shape of this constellation is an “S”, a clue to remembering that you can S-ee the S-corpion in the S-outh in the S-ummer.
Monday:
Late this evening, a waning Gibbous Moon adds it’s glow to the overnight skies, rising near 10:15 PM, and joined a half hour later by the distant ringed-world, Saturn. Although they appear close to each other, it is merely a momentary alignment. Saturn is actually more the 3 thousand times farther away than our neighboring Moon.