OBSERVING August 2015 In This Section 42 Sky at a Glance 42 Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 43 Binocular Highlight: A Trip to Barnard's Star 44 Planetary Almanac 45 Northern Hemisphere's Sky: Getting to Know "The Kneeler" 46 Sun, Moon & Planets: Saturn Flies Solo 48 Celestial Calendar 48 50 50 51 Dark Nights for Fine Perseids Saturn at Quadrature Lunar Occultation Chi Cygni's Summer Rise 52 Exploring the Moon: Three Holes in a Row 54 Deep-Sky Wonders: Good Things, Small Package Additional Observing Article: 64 Summer Stars M4 sparkles above the golden glow of Antares and to lower right of the red emission nebula surrounding Sigma Scorpii. North is to the left. PHOTOGRAPH: DAVID MALIN SkyandTelescope.com August 2015 41http://www.SkyandTelescope.com