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through mid-August, well into the 19th, 20th of August, for sure you may be able to see quite a few of the proceeds. It will steadily increase closer to the peaks. So look for that. August 14 through 16, look again for Mars in the morning sky. It lies about a degree northwest of the fine Starcluster M35 in Gemini. Take in the pairing in binoculars or a telescope. August 15, Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation, about 46 degrees east of the sun. That means it's going to be as high as it's going to get in the western sky. Northern observers see the planet low over the western horizon after sunset.