A thin crescent moon appears low in the southwestern sky beginning next week.

Saturn and the Full Moon rise together tonight in the eastern sky. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Capricornus.

Tonight’s gibbous moon appears low in the southern sky near Antares, the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius.

The time is right to be thinking of the Perseid Meteor shower, though usually it is more than a week away.

The best time of year for scouting for shooting stars, meteors, is about to begin in the week ahead.