Smart telescopes

[Mike Watterson]

Even if you don't have a telescope:
Perseid meteor shower

If you do have one and get up early.

For those willing to stay up late, or set an early alarm, there’s an added astronomical treat this week: a rare pairing of Venus and Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky.

At around 4am on Wednesday morning, the two brightest planets will appear strikingly close together above the horizon.

Probably naked eye visible.