🗓 Week At A Glance
| Date | Event |
| August 3–5 | Waning Gibbous Moon |
| August 6 | 🌗 Last Quarter Moon |
| August 7–9 | Best deep-sky observing |
| All week | 🌠 Perseid activity increases |
| All week | ☿ Mercury visible before sunrise |
🌠 How To Make the Most of This Week
✔ Wake before sunrise to spot Mercury during one of its best morning appearances of the year.
✔ Watch for the first impressive Perseid meteors after midnight.
✔ Photograph the Milky Way while evenings remain beautifully dark.
✔ Explore Andromeda before dawn as it climbs higher into the northeastern sky.
✔ Enjoy one of the year’s best combinations of dark skies, comfortable temperatures, and increasing meteor activity before next week’s spectacular Perseid peak.