==== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ===
The First Quarter Moon is Wednesday August 3.
In the early evening you can see golden Saturn just above the north-western horizon, by the end of the week it will be too close to the Sun to see.
Mars is close to bright Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, although it is moving away.
On Thursday July 27, Mars, Regulus and the crescent Moon make an attractive triangle.
Jupiter is the brightest object high in the northern evening sky, ideally suited for spying on its moons with binoculars or small telescopes.
On Wednesday August 2 the Moon is near Jupiter.
In the dawn sky bright Venus is seen just above the north-eastern horizon with Mercury just below Venus.
Over the week Mercury and Venus draw closer together.
For further information see
http://home.mira.net/~reynella/skywatch/ssky.htm
