As the nights grow warmer, they also grow shorter, leaving less opportunity to view the night sky before bedtime. Fortunately, there are quite a few nice sights right at nightfall. Mars is high in the west, quite near the twin stars of Gemini. Mercury puts in one of its best appearances of the year, particularly when it teams up with the Moon on the 5th. And the planet Saturn remains within a whisker’s width of Regulus, the leading star of Leo, the lion. All are in good view by the time darkness settles.

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