Venus will present a waning crescent shortly after sunset. Mercury may be visible, but will be very low to the horizon and be difficult to spot. The planets Saturn and Neptune will put on a nice show once the sky darkens sufficiently, followed by Uranus after 11:00. The Moon will be an excellent target this evening. Look for the Straight Wall, a huge seismic fault line visible only a day or two each month. Two asteroids are visible this evening after 10:00: Vesta and Pallas. M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), M8 (Lagoon Nebula), M17 (Swan Nebula), M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), Erakis (The Garnet Star) will be among the featured objects along with many other beautiful objects that should be visible weather permitting.