More Summer Sky Images
The Pillars of Creation. Dust formations in distant space out of which planets are believed to form.
For more images of what "is out there": http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/pr1995044a/
Venus in July. The brightest planet in our solar system. Visible just after dawn August to December 2012. It's dazzling white brilliance, brighter than any other star like object, makes it easy to identify. It is often close to the horizon.
Comfortable position for viewing the night sky with binoculars. Tom Seymour Photo