There are no bright planets visible in the evening sky until late June when Mercury makes a cameo appearance. Otherwise, early morning observers can see Jupiter climbing steadily in the East, while brilliant Venus slowly sinks into the brightening dawn. Saturn rises in the morning skies later on in June and July. Telescopic viewers will have to wait until the midsummer months to see the bright giants high in the sky. Binocularists can seek out Uranus and Neptune near the Western front of Capricorn. And finally, for those wanting to join the "Nine-Planet Club", Pluto is a nondescript speck in southern Ophiuchus.

All stargazers are familiar with the Summer Triangle, formed by the stars Vega, Deneb and Altair, but did you know the springtime skies holds another striking triangle with vertices at the globular clusters M3, M5 and M13? YouOll need binoculars to discern this triangle unless you are blessed with excellent night vision and pristine dark skies. As darkness falls in June, Arcturus shines with a glowing orange light almost directly overhead. Leo is heading down towards the western horizon, tacitly yielding the night sky to the summer stars in the east. Ophiuchus is a giant high in the southeast wrestling the split constellation of Serpens. The Summer Triangle is rising from the east, carrying with it the river of the Milky Way. Further south you can see Antares, the fiery heart of the scorpion. Saggittarius lies low and watchful in the southeast, hoarding the gems of the central Milky Way while seeking a target for his mighty bow.