All early morning stuff. But you do not need to go to work, so what the heck. Extracted principally from S&T Online Calendar - Kurt 7-4-2008 2:40am Jupiter GRS (kna the Great Orange Spot) transits; Jup alt 25 degs 7-4-20087 4:05am ISS Overpass mag -3.6 36 deg max alt, appears 36 above SE departs 13 above ENE 7-4,5,6-2008 4:30am Comet Boattini, mag 5-6, may be returning to visibility after passing between the Earth and Sun about 90 minutes before sunrise. See S&T chart at http://media.skyandtelescope.com/documents/Comet_boattini_julaug.pdf 7-4,5,6-2008 5:15am Mercury visible in north east just before sunrise; alt 5 to 7 degs 7-5-2008 4:28am ISS Overpass mag -4.2 59 deg max alt appears 32 above WSW departs 36 above NNE 7-5,6-2008 10:30pm Moon Mars Regulus Saturn grouped within 15 degs at western horizon. Wide angle photo op DSO roundup - At midnight, the Milky Way spinward arms are well-positioned between the eastern horizon and the zenith - giving a preview of July's grand tour objects. Vega and Hercules are directly overhead, making it a good time to image M13, M92 and M57. For deep planet hunters, M24 M23 and Pluto (mag 13 to 15) form an apparent right triangle in Sag with Pluto at the base of the triangle.