3. June 24

This is the best day to view Mercury, the smallest of the planets, when it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky, but you'll have to get up early to do it. Look for Mercury low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.

4. June 30

Shortly after sunset, in the west-southwest sky, Venus and Jupiter, will be strikingly close together to form a brilliant double planet. Look to the west for this eye-catching sight just after sunset.

5. July 28

The peak of the Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower occurs tonight, with up to 20 meteors per hour. Find a dark location just after midnight and look east for the best viewing.

6. July 31

Once in a blue moon, you can see a blue moon, but not literally. July saw its first full moon on July 2. When one month has two full moons, the second one is known as a blue moon. The next "blue moon" won't happen until 2018, a year with two blue moons.

7. August 12

The Perseids Meteor Shower is one of the best to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak tonight. The thin crescent moon tonight will make viewing exceptional due to the dark sky. Look to the northeast after midnight.

8. August 29

It's a bird… it's a plane… no, its Supermoon! The full moon tonight occurs when the moon is at its closest approach to Earth causing it to look slightly larger and brighter than usual. This is the first of three supermoons this year.

9. September 1

Get a load of Neptune! The giant blue planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and at its brightest tonight. It will be visible from 10:30 p.m. and reach its highest point in the sky around midnight. Unfortunately, it's so far away you need a telescope to see it.

10. September 4

If you missed Mercury early in the summer, here's another chance at seeing the planet closest to the sun and you won't have to get up early to do it. Tonight, Mercury reaches its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for Mercury low in the western sky just after sunset.