half of 2024 will be fairly leisurely, with several bright comets as the highlight. As we enter the second half of the year, there's a change of pace. The planets start to reappear, providing and arranged near the bright naked-eye open clusters of the and The passage of the waning through the area will produce an amazing pre-dawn scene at the end of July. The mornings of 30 and 31 July are definitely dates to put in your calendar if you have a camera! This could be taken to another level if there's a late noctilucent cloud display in the region too.
